At least five people were killed in a cargo plane crash in the eastern town of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday. This is just the latest in a rash of crashes in the central African state. In August, a cargo plane crashed in Kamina, in Katanga province, killing 14 people.
In Fridays crash the Russian-made Antonov-12 plane, carrying a cargo of palm oil, crashed after overshooting the runway. It burst into flames, killing all five Russian crew aboard. Debris was scattered across the field and small explosions prevented rescue workers from approaching the site.
The plane was operated by local Galaxy Kavatsi airlines. It was making a stopover on a flight from the capital Kinshasa to the town of Bukavu in neighboring South Kivu province.
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