Cargo plane Crashes in Nairobi four feared dead

A Fokker 50 cargo plane from Skyward company with 4people on board has this morning crashed at a commercial building in Utawala after taking off from JKIA.

After failing to go up effectively, the pilot changed the opposite runway in vain. the crash occured after 4am near the GSU training school in Embakasi. A Huge fire was reported and it is feared that the plane landed on a residential house in Utawala estate according to undisclosed sources four are feared dead.

The Kenya Red Cross said that the fire brigade was on site and several ambulances were dispatched for rescue mission. The plane had four passengers and was transporting miraa to mogadishu. Fire fighters are at the scene. Utawala bypass has been sealed….. More to follow

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