Corporate News
By FRED MUKINDA
In Summary
- Cargo plane crashes in failed take-off killing all four aboard.
- Two people injured on the ground. Rescuers combing through debris.
Four people were killed Wednesday morning after a
cargo plane taking off from Nairobi's main airport crashed into two
buildings and burst into flames in the city's Utawala area.
The dead were all aboard the Fokker 50 plane, which was registered to Skyward airlines.
Two watchmen guarding commercial buildings on the
ground were injured in the 4am incident. One was treated and discharged
while the other is admitted at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital.
Kenya Red Cross officials said one body had been recovered from the site, which is several kilometres from the airport.
Nairobi County police commander Benson Kibue said responders were searching the accident site for more casualties.
“The plane crash landed and burst into flames,” he
said. “Four occupants were killed and we are combing through the debris
to find out if there are more.”
Mr Kibue said the plane number 5Y-CET, had taken
off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport minutes before the crash
and was ferrying cargo to Mogadishu, Somalia. It crashed into two empty
buildings near the General Service Unit training school on the Eastern
bypass. The bypass was closed to traffic as responders rushed to the
scene.
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