No one was injured on the flight to the coastal resort of Diani.
Two individuals have been killed in a mid-air collision between a passenger airplane and a coach airplane over Nairobi National Park, native police mentioned.
Police mentioned a pupil and a coach on board the varsity airplane have been killed within the crash, however college students in a bigger airplane have been unhurt.
The collision occurred at 10:05 native time (7:05 GMT), and the small coach airplane fell to the bottom at excessive velocity.
The giant airplane had 44 individuals on board, together with 5 crew members, and was heading to the coastal resort city of Diani when the flight crew reported a loud bang shortly after takeoff from Wilson Airport and determined to return, the airline reported. Ta.
Police attended the accident scene and an investigation into the deadly accident has begun.
Photos shared on-line seem to point out the destroyed wreckage of a Cessna 172. An investigation into the deadly crash has been launched and police have arrived on the crash scene.
Photos shared on-line seem to point out the dismembered stays of the airplane mendacity in open grass with skyscrapers within the distance.
Police mentioned the Dash 8 had two individuals on board who have been coaching when it collided with a single-engine Cessna 172 operated by 99 Flight School.
Nairobi County Police Commander Adamson Bungay mentioned: “We can affirm {that a} pupil and a coaching officer (on board the coach plane) died through the incident,” with out offering additional particulars.
Local airline SafariLink, which operates the airplane, mentioned nobody on board the airplane was injured.