Kenya plane crash: Six killed as AMREF air ambulance crashes into residential area; victims include residents on ground
At least six people died Thursday when a medical evacuation plane operated by AMREF Flying Doctors crashed into a residential neighborhood just outside Nairobi.
The aircraft, a Cessna Citation XLS jet, had taken off from an airport in Nairobi and was en route to Somaliland when it went down in Mwihoko, a neighborhood in Kiambu County, which borders the capital.
Kiambu County Commissioner Henry Wafula confirmed that four people on board the plane died in the crash. He added that two more victims were inside a house that the plane struck during the incident.
AMREF Flying Doctors, an air ambulance service provider, confirmed the crash but did not specify the number of casualties or the cause.
In a statement, the organisation said it was 'cooperating fully with relevant aviation authorities and emergency response teams to establish the facts surrounding the situation.'
The Kenya Red Cross said its rescue teams were deployed to the crash site, as cited by AP. The organisation had earlier reported that the aircraft involved was a helicopter.
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