Ten people were on Sunday left nursing serious injuries after a light plane they were travelling in crashed and caught fire in Kiunga area, Lamu county.
According to multiple reports, the unfortunate incident occurred when the aircraft hit electricity poles and crashed as it was ascending from the Kiunga airstrip.
A video seen by K24 Digital showed the wreckage of the plane scattered all over the scene with villagers attempting to put out the fire that had spread to the area.
The ten including two pilots, seven army officers, and one police officer were rushed to a nearby medical facility for treatment.
Police have promised to investigate the incident.
Separate incident
The latest incident follows barely hours after 10 people lost their lives following a road accident in Mbooni.
In the incident that left seven others injured, a 14-seater matatu belonging to Makos Sacco rolled at Kwa Mbisu area in Mbooni West along Kikima Kali road.
At the time, the matatu was headed to Machakos from Kikima. The injured were rushed to Mbooni sub-county hospital.
