A plane crash has left at least six people dead and two others injured after the plane crashed in a residential area in Ruiru, Kiambu County, Kenya.
The aircraft, a Cessna Citation XLS, belonged to AMREF Flying Doctors, which provides “fixed- wing air ambulance services” in Africa. It is not yet clear what caused the crash of the aricraft, which had four people onboard at the time.
The deceased include two doctors, two nurses and two members of public, according to the Kiambu County Commissioner.
“At this time, we are cooperating fully with relevant aviation authorities and emergency response teams to establish the facts surrounding the situation,” AMREF Flying Doctors CEO Stephen Gitau said .
The Cessna took off from Wilson airport in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi at 2:17pm and was on its way to Hargeisa, Somalia when it crashed. The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the National Police Service were deployed to the scene and both are now enagged in rescue operations.
An investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
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