{"id":60287,"date":"2016-11-23T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T08:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=60287"},"modified":"2016-11-25T08:10:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T06:10:49","slug":"breaking-news-plane-crashes-at-botshabelo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2016\/11\/23\/breaking-news-plane-crashes-at-botshabelo\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS &#8211; Plane crashes at Botshabelo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The pilot sustained no visible injuries, but will go for a medical check-up on request of his employer, Platorand Crop-spraying.<\/p>\n<p>According to Platorand owners, Mandie and Sias Steenkamp, the pilot has been hired by the company only recently.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' 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