A plane that crashed in Mwalashi village, Vuria Hill, in Taita Taveta County on Monday claimed two lives.
Initial reports indicated that the light aircraft C172 Caravan Reg No. 5Y CFE that was being operated by Flying Training Centre (FTC) took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi on Monday at 1830hrs en route to Mombasa and it crashed at around 1930hrs.
According to the County Police Commander Patrick Okeri, the accident occurred at a rocky section of the towering cliff of the iconic Vuria hill
close to some traditional caves.
The scene of the wreckage was sealed off by police officers and emergency responders from Kenya Red Cross. The area chief was also present.
Okeri said, “We found two bodies, but the search is going on to find out if there could have been others that might have been thrown out by the impact."
At the scene, Two staff badges belonging to a Dr. Athman Lugogo of the Makueni County Referral Hospital and Esther Kamande of the Kenya Airports Authority were found.
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