NAIROBI, Kenya
Two people have been confirmed
dead following a mid-air collision between two planes in Nairobi.
The deceased are reported to
be a trainee pilot and instructor who were onboard a Cessna aircraft
belonging to Ninety-Nines Flying School. The aircraft crashed into the
Nairobi National Park killing the two on the spot.
The second aircraft, a Dash 8,
belongs to Safarilink Aviation Limited which has since confirmed that the
flight was headed to Diani with 39 passengers and 5 crew on board when it
experienced "a loud bang soon after take-off."
No casualties were reported
from the Safarilink airline.
"Safarilink Aviation
wishes to report that this morning at 9:45 Local Time our flight number 053
with 39 passengers and 5 crew on board headed to Diani experienced a loud bang
soon after take-off. The crew decided to immediately turn back to
Nairobi-Wilson Airport for further inspection and assessment and landed safely.
There were no casualties reported," said Safarilink in a statement.
The Kenya Civil Aviation
Authority (KCAA) has since commenced investigations to establish the
circumstances that led to the collision.
"Investigations have
commenced through various agencies led by the Air Accident Investigation
Department (MID) and the National Police Service to establish the cause of the
accident," said the Authority.
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