CAPE TOWN – A South African judge yesterday ruled that pilot negligence led to a 2002 plane crash which killed fallen cricketing icon Hansie Cronje, whose career ended after a match-fixing scandal.
The two pilots who also perished in the crash failed to follow procedures for a “missed landing approach”, Cape Town high court judge Siraj Desai said at the conclusion of an inquest into the crash. Cronje, a former national cricket captain and sporting ambassador, died at the age of 32 on June 1 2002.Nampa-AFPCronje, a former national cricket captain and sporting ambassador, died at the age of 32 on June 1 2002.Nampa-AFP
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