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Two people have died after an aircraft they were in crashed at Vuria Hill in Taita Taveta County on Monday evening, authorities have confirmed.
The crashed aircraft is believed to be a C172 Caravan Reg No. 5Y CFE that was being operated by Flying Training Centre (FTC) and had two passengers on board.
The light fixed-wing aircraft took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi on Monday at 1830hrs en route to Mombasa and is said to have crashed at around 1930hrs.
Vuria Hill is the highest peak in Taita Taveta County.
The incident comes just a day after a chopper that had flown ODM leader Raila Odinga to a function crashed as it tried to lift off at Kudho Primary School in Gem, Siaya County
According to Raila’s spokesperson Dennis Onyango, the helicopter, Bell 407 registration 5Y-PSM was trying to create space for other choppers when it went down.
A video of the incident shows the chopper tilting before hitting the ground.
The accident left the pilot with slight injuries.
More details to follow.
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