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| Britons die in Malawi plane crash | Britons die in Malawi plane crash |
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| Five British tourists and a Canadian pilot have died in a plane crash in northern Malawi, authorities said. | Five British tourists and a Canadian pilot have died in a plane crash in northern Malawi, authorities said. |
| The Cessna aircraft had been heading from the capital city, Lilongwe, to the north of the country. | The Cessna aircraft had been heading from the capital city, Lilongwe, to the north of the country. |
| "The wreckage of the plane was found by villagers in a ravine, and there were no survivors," police spokesman Willie Mwaluka said, Reuters reported. | |
| Investigators were trying to find the reason for the crash, he said. The next of kin are yet to be notified. | Investigators were trying to find the reason for the crash, he said. The next of kin are yet to be notified. |
| 'Woman dead' | |
| The Foreign Office confirmed that Malawian authorities had told them of a crash involving British subjects, but were still investigating. | The Foreign Office confirmed that Malawian authorities had told them of a crash involving British subjects, but were still investigating. |
| "The five Britons were on a cycling tour in the northern part of Malawi and they took a plane yesterday (Saturday) with a Canadian pilot for sight-seeing," Mr Mwaluka was quoted by Reuters. | |
| "The plane was expected back at camp after 45 minutes but never returned." | |
| Raymond Phesele, the government's chief aviation officer, said one of the British tourists killed was a woman. |