10 injured after aircraft crashes, bursts into flames in Lamu

At least ten people were seriously injured on Sunday after the aircraft they were travelling in crashed and caught fire in the Kiunga area along the border of Kenya and Somalia in Lamu County.

It is said that the aircraft, a 5Y-GOK Cesna 208, flew to Kiunga last week to pick up students from Kibaoni who had excelled in the KCPE examinations for a trip to Nairobi. It flew the students back safely on Sunday.

As the plane was ascending from the Kiunga airstrip with ten people on board; two pilots, seven army officers and one police officer, it hit electricity poles and crashed, bursting into flames and burning beyond recognition.

The injured were taken to a nearby hospital as investigations got underway to establish the cause of the accident.

10 people injured after a light aircraft crashes and bursts into flames at Kiunga area in Lamu County. pic.twitter.com/ccixiPsivZ— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) December 17, 2023