# The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre has confirmed the deaths of all three people aboard a missing light aircraft in KwaZulu-Natal. Student pilot Nqobile Biyela and two passengers went missing after taking off from Virginia Airport on Sunday. The plane was last tracked over Ladysmith, heading south. An official investigation is underway, led by SAPS and the Civil Aviation Authority. The KZN Transport Department has sent condolences to the families of the deceased.
Three dead in KZN light aircraft tragedy