17 passengers and two crew members are feared dead after a small aircraft
they were onboard, crashed into a densely populated area of Goma in the
Democratic Republic of Congo this morning November 24th.
The plane, operated by the company Busy Bee, crashed during takeoff for a
flight to the city of Beni, a government official said in a statement. The
number of fatalities is not yet clear.
The Dornier plane was en route to Beni, 350 kilometres north of Goma (220
miles), when it went down.
“There were 17 passengers on board and two crew members when it took off
around 9-9.10 am (0700 GMT),” Busy Bee airline staff member Heritier Said
Mamadou said
