More tears as Kenyan plane crash kills six after Ghana’s tragedy

File: Plane crash site

A medical light aircraft crashed into a small residential block near the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, killing at least six people and seriously injuring two, a local official said Thursday.

The development followed a Ghana military helicopter crash on Wednesday, killing all eight occupants on board, including ministers of defence and environment.

The Kenyan incident happened on Thursday.

The plane took off from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport at 2:17 pm local time (1100 GMT) and was en route to Somaliland when it came down in Ruiru, Kiambu County, shortly after 3:00 pm (1200 GMT).

“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 also died,” he said, adding that two people on the ground had been “seriously injured.”

Images from AFP on the scene showed huge crowds had gathered, as rescuers and first responders picked through the scattered debris. Punch