Two ZAF Officers Die In A Plane Crash

Two Zambia Air Force (ZAF) officers were killed in a plane crash near Livingstone yesterday.

Lieutenant Colonel Helen Chota, ZAF director of public relations and foreign liaison, verified the news in a statement.

According to Lt. Col. Chota, the SF-260 TW light trainer aircraft crashed about 11:00 a.m. She said the two seater aircraft registration number AF-545 crashed approximately 38 kilometres North of Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport.

Lt. Col. Chota noted, the crash killed ZAF Livingstone station commander Colonel Lyson Siame, 42, and Second Lieutenant Kalasa Bwalya, 27.

Lt. Col. Chota said ZAF has since convened a board of inquiry to establish the cause of the air crash.