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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Plane crash in Kenya kills at least 6 after charity's medical jet smashes into neighbourhood and erupts in fireball
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SIX people have died after a medical light aircraft crashed into a residential area in Kenya. The tragic incident saw buildings destroyed in the vicinity of the impact. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Rescuers gather near debris at the scene Credit: Reuters 3 People react near the scene Credit: Reuters 3 A helicopter flies by as emergency personnel work at the scene Credit: Reuters The plane took of from Nairobi's Wilson airport on Thursday afternoon. Local police commander Anthony Keter told The Standard newspaper the horror incident happened near Morendat Farm on the northeastern side of Lake Naivasha. "We are now looking for bodies in the wreckage. "So far we have recovered four bodies," a Red Cross worker at the scene said. The plane reportedly crashed into a building before bursting into flames, according to reports. "We have lost four people, including the pilot... it was all fatal," said Kiambu County commissioner Henry Wafula. "The house that it landed on... two people again also died," he said, and two people on the ground were "seriously injured". Pictures from the scene showed rescuers rushing to the scene of the tragedy. "The plane started burning while in the air," resident Tasha Wanjira said. Another resident, Irene Wangui, said the "plane passed by our building shaking it". Amref Flying Doctors CEO Stephen Gitau said one of their plaes had been "involved in a fatal accident today". They did not provide any further details. Nairobi based Amref was founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa. The cause of the crash remains unknown. More to follow... For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos. Like us on Facebook at TheSunUS and follow us on X at @TheUSSun
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Plane crash kills at least six after aircraft crashes in Kenya
A plane has crashed in a residential area outside Kenya's capital killing at least six people. The mid-sized jet, which belonged to an air ambulance service, had taken off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi at 2.14pm and was heading to the territory of Somaliland. The Cessna Citation XLS plane crashed into buildings in the residential area of Mwihoko in Kiambu County just 40 minutes later. Local police commander Anthony Keter told The Standard newspaper that the accident occurred near Morendat Farm on the northeastern side of Lake Naivasha. A Red Cross worker at the scene told Reuters: 'So far we have recovered four bodies.' A local official, Kiambu County Commissioner Henry Wafula, told reporters at the scene that four people on board, including the pilot, were killed in the crash. Two other victims were inside a house into which the plane crashed, he said. Wafula added that another two had been 'seriously injured'. One witness, who asked not to be named, said she heard a loud sound, then saw a fireball and debris scattered over the neighbourhood. Unverified videos shared on social media showed firefighters trying to douse burning debris inside what appeared to be a residential compound. The service provider, AMREF Flying Doctors, did not provide a number of casualties or a probable cause of the crash. It said in a statement that it was 'cooperating fully with relevant aviation authorities and emergency response teams to establish the facts surrounding the situation.' The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said the plane lost contact with air traffic control three minutes after it took off. 'We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident involving an air ambulance mission,' KCAA said in a statement. The Kenya Red Cross said that its rescue teams headed to the crash scene in Kiambu, a county that shares a border with Nairobi.
