Malawi defence force begins investigation into plane crash that claimed VP's life
The military plane disappeared on Monday after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due to bad weather. Search teams later found the wreckage of the aircraft in a mist-shrouded forest, with no survivors.
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CAPE TOWN - The Malawi defence force has begun its investigation into a plane crash that claimed the lives of Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine others on Thursday.
The military plane disappeared on Monday after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due to bad weather.
The group was travelling from the capital Lilongwe for the funeral of a former cabinet minister.
Search teams later found the wreckage of the aircraft in a mist-shrouded forest, with no survivors.
The country's Information Minister Moses Kunkuyu spoke to CapeTalk's Lester Kiewit on Thursday morning.
He said that according to reports, the plane had made several attempts to land.
"The Malawi defence force did inform the nation that it’s going to conduct the investigation and that investigation process is starting today [Thursday]. On the scene of the wreckage, there were forensic officers who did forensic work to make sure no detail was lost, but the actual investigation starts today [Thursday]."