"A small Cessna Caravan aircraft shuttling 10 foreign tourists to Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve crashed in the forested hills of the Kwale coastal region early Tuesday morning according to local authorities. "The aircraft had 11 persons on board," confirmed Kenya's Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). "Sadly, there are no survivors," said flight operator Mombasa Air Safari. In a statement, Chairman John Cleave said the passengers included eight Hungarians, two Germans, and a Kenyan captain."
"The plane was on route to Kichwa Tembo, a private airstrip inside the park, when it went down around 5:30 a.m. (0230 GMT). Officials say the crash occurred just after take-off, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Diani airstrip. Witnesses reported hearing a large bang then seeing a burst of flames. Authorities say investigators found charred wreckage and unidentifiable human remains at the scene of the crash, adding that they will need time to piece together exactly what happened."
A Cessna Caravan carrying 11 people crashed in the forested hills of the Kwale coastal region early Tuesday morning. The passengers included 10 foreign tourists—eight Hungarians and two Germans—and a Kenyan captain. The flight was en route to Kichwa Tembo private airstrip in Maasai Mara after taking off from Diani airstrip and went down around 5:30 a.m. Witnesses reported a large bang followed by a burst of flames. Investigators found charred wreckage and unidentifiable human remains at the scene. Mombasa Air Safari and Kenya's Civil Aviation Authority confirmed there were no survivors and said authorities will investigate the cause.
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