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The three fatalities included a motorcycle taxi driver who was
killed when the plane burst into flames on impact in the town of
Kwachocha along the Malindi-Mombasa highway, Sub-County Police
Commander LuckyJoski Mudavadi said.
Two other victims, a motorcycle rider and a female passenger,
died when parts from the separated wings and tail of the plane
hit them as the aircraft crashed into a building.
A pilot and two students who were on board were being treated
for injuries sustained after they jumped out of the plane before
it crashed. Police were investigating the cause of the accident.
The Kwachocha area neighbors Malindi airport and its residents
are in court over government plans to expand the airport before
land compensation cases are concluded.
A local county assembly legislator, Rashid Odhiambo, told
journalists that the accident reemphasizes the need for safety
precautions to be enforced around the airport.
“Those involved in the airport management should keep ensuring
safety around the airport and not just concentrate on inside the
airport,” he said.
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