Plane crashes near Vic Falls
2004-09-10 12:01
Perth - Three members of a family from Western Australia state were killed in a plane crash near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, the Australian government said on Friday.
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson said a married couple, both aged 26, and the husband's mother, aged 58, were on a tourist flight near the world famous waterfalls when the accident happened.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, or exactly when it happened, the spokesperson said on condition of anonymity.
"We're saddened to learn of the death of three West Australians from the same family in a plane crash near Victoria Falls," she said.
No further details were immediately available.
- AP