Helicopter crash
Netcare helicopter crashes near Bergville, claiming 5 lives
Details surrounding the crash which took place on Thursday afternoon are not yet clear.
The pilot was flying by himself earlier on Saturday at the Cape Town International Airport when the incident happened.
Officials said that no one was injured in the incident which occurred on Friday morning.
Paramedics said the three men who were travelling with the aircraft survived the crash which happened metres away from a house in Wonderboom.
A witness says the military helicopter went down across from a golf course.
The MI-8 helicopter was carrying Ethiopian troops from Kadugli in Sudan to Abyei, which has been contested since South Sudan gained independence in 2011.
The officials had been carrying out a security tour of the province.
Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch said in a “Special Bulletin” on Thursday that the cockpit pedals had become disconnected from the tail rotor.
The aircraft crashed due to 'bad weather' in Anar Dara district, which borders Iran, Farah provincial governor spokesman Nasir Mehri said.
Four other people on the helicopter, including two members of Vichai's staff, were also killed in the crash.
It was not known whether Vichai, a father of four and the founder of duty-free giant King Power International, was in the helicopter when it spiralled out of control and crashed.
The pilot of the chopper died when the aircraft went down during firefighting efforts in Vermaaklikheid near Riversdale on Tuesday.
The Oryx helicopter made a hard landing on Tuesday during a demonstration at the Roodewal Weapons Range outside Polokwane.
The air force’s colonel Eugene Motati says there were no fatalities or serious injuries sustained in the incident.
The incident occurred in the Vankor Field area in eastern Siberia, the watchdog said, at around 0200 GMT.
It's understood the helicopter was flying over a local farm when it crashed yesterday killing the only two occupants instantly.
It’s understood the chopper was flying over a farm in Rooiberg earlier on Friday when it went down, killing the only two occupants instantly.
Paramedics say two people were found walking around the scene when they arrived.
The wreckage of the chopper was found in an open field along an unnamed road on Wednesday afternoon.