Six people have been k!lled after a small medical plane crashed into a building in a Kenyan neighborhood.
The development followed a Ghana military helicopter crash on Wednesday, killing all eight occupants on board, including ministers of defence and environment.
The kenya crash occurred near the Mwihoko Secondary School in Utawala on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 7, according to a statement from Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) director general Emile N. Arao.
“The Cessna Citation 560 ambulance aircraft went down shortly after departing from Wilson Airport around 2:15 p.m. local time, losing both radio and radar contact with Air Traffic Control three minutes after takeoff”, Arao said.
The plane crashed into a building before going up in flames, according to The Kenya Times.
Four people were onboard the plane, which was headed to Hargeisa, Somalia, at the time of the crash, according to Arao.
All four people on the plane died in the crash, as well as two who were on the ground, Reuters and Newsweek reported.
The two people on the ground were reportedly inside a home that was hit by the aircraft.
“We are deeply saddened by this tragic incident involving an air ambulance mission,” Arao said in the statement. “Our immediate priority is to support rescue efforts and provide all necessary assistance to the families affected.”
AMREF said it is cooperating fully with authorities, according to Newsweek and Kenyan newspaper The Star.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing, Kenya CAA said.
