Three Australians injured in South African plane crash

Three Australians were among those injured after a vintage plane crashed in South Africa, with one reported fatality.

One person has died and 20 were injured after a vintage plane crashed in Pretoria, South Africa. Picture: AFP

Three Australians have been injured in a plane crash in South Africa and are receiving consular assistance.

“The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to three Australians injured in a plane crash in South Africa,” a DFAT spokesman said in a statement to The Australian.

“For privacy reasons we are unable to provide further details.”

News wires have reported that, after a vintage plane crashed on Tuesday afternoon, South Africa time, there was one fatality and about 20 people were injured.

The plane was on a flight test from the Wonderboom airport in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa.

South African paramedics and emergency services gather at the scene of a plane crash at Wonderboom. Picture: AFP

The vintage Convair-340 was due to be ferried to the Aviodrome air museum in the Netherlands by July 23. It was supposed to go to the Dutch aviation theme park via East Africa, Egypt, Croatia, Austria and on to the Netherlands.

The Aviodrome museum, located in Lelystad, said on its Facebook page that it was shocked that the aircraft had crashed and was trying to get information about all those involved in the accident.

AFP reported that the plane came down about five kilometres from the airport, hitting a small factory building.

According to a post on the Aviation Safety Network website, the aircraft had been donated by owner Rovos Air to the Aviodrome.

According to The Aviation Herald website, there were reports of serious injuries to the pilots.

Further information is being sought.

A charter plane lays in a field in Pretoria, South Africa. Picture: AFP