Two Kenya soldiers were on Monday killed after a military chopper crashed in Masinga,
Machakos County.
The
light army plane which had two pilots crashed in Kanyonga village, Kithyoko
location.
The
Ministry of Defence issued a statement over the incident saying the chopper was
for training purposes.
“This
was a training flight. Onboard were two pilots who have been evacuated from the
crash site,” it read.
The
US-made light attack helicopter gunship MD 530F crashed at about 10am.
They
were heading to Garissa from Nairobi.
According
to Masinga Deputy County Commissioner John Ayienda, the reason for the crash is
yet to be known.
Their bodies have been flown to
Nairobi with another military chopper.
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