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Four succumb to plane crash near Sossusvlei

Staff Reporter FOUR passengers, one pilot, and three German tourists died after the plane they had been travelling in crashed and burned in Hammersdal near Sossusvlei in the Hardap Region. According to Philippine Lundama, the Acting Director of the Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigation (DAAI), the plane crashed around 11:00. “According to them, there are ... The post Four succumb to plane crash near Sossusvlei appeared first on Informanté .

Informanté11 May 2026, 10:53 am
Four succumb to plane crash near Sossusvlei

Staff Reporter FOUR passengers, one pilot, and three German tourists died after the plane they had been travelling in crashed and burned in Hammersdal near Sossusvlei in the Hardap Region. According to Philippine Lundama, the Acting Director of the Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigation (DAAI), the plane crashed around 11:00. “According to them, there are no survivors.

The aircraft burst into flames and burned to the ground. There was a pilot and three passengers. The pilot was a German national who works for Desert Air, and the tourists who were with him are also Germans,”

Originally published by Informanté on 11 May 2026, 10:53 am. View original article