Light aircraft makes emergency landing on highway in Gauteng

06 March 2019 - 10:08 By Nico Gous
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Motorists on the N1 highway near Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, were surprised to find a light aircraft parked on the grass in the centre median on Tuesday.
Motorists on the N1 highway near Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, were surprised to find a light aircraft parked on the grass in the centre median on Tuesday.
Image: Abrie Haasbroek via Twitter

A light aircraft made an emergency landing on the N1 highway near Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, early on Tuesday.

Motorists shared photographs of the white aircraft, parked on the grass in the centre median.

Police were at the scene of the incident and closed off one lane.

It was not immediately clear how many occupants were on board or whether there were any injuries.

This is a developing story.


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