Kenya plane crash: 12 people on board feared dead; victims mostly tourists

At slightest 12 radical are feared dormant aft a airy craft crashed successful the Tsimba Golini country of Kwale County connected Tuesday morning, section media reported.The plane, reportedly carrying tourists, had departed from Diani and was en way to Kichwa Tembo erstwhile it went down astir 8.30am (local time).“Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) wishes to corroborate that an craft registration fig 5Y-CCA, connected its mode from Diani to Kichwa Tembo, crashed astatine 0530Z,” the bureau said successful a statement, arsenic per quality portal Kenyans.Police and exigency services rapidly arrived astatine the scene, wherever footage showed the craft engulfed successful flames and debris scattered crossed the area. Authorities said the origin of the clang remains unclear, though mediocre visibility and unfavourable upwind conditions are suspected factors. The hose progressive operates flights connecting Mombasa with large tourer destinations crossed Kenya, including the Maasai Mara and Nairobi.