BEIRA, Mozambique, Sept 21, 2008 (AFP) - A plane which ran out of fuel crash-landed in a Mozambizan suburb Sunday killing seven South Africans aboard, state television reported.

Televisao de Mozambique (TVM) said seven bodies burnt beyond recognition were removed from the wreckage of a private South African-registered plane.

The aircraft was coming from the central province of Zambezia when it hit the ground in the densely-populated suburb of Palmeiras late on Saturday.

No-one was injured on the ground, the broadcaster reported.

Images of the horror crash 30 metres (yards) from Palmeiras beach in Beira province were shown on television.

The name of the airline involved in the crash could not be established.