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Masai Mara: Four killed in plane crash | Masai Mara: Four killed in plane crash |
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Two Kenyan pilots and two German tourists have been killed in a plane crash in Kenya's Masai Mara national park, Kenyan police said. | Two Kenyan pilots and two German tourists have been killed in a plane crash in Kenya's Masai Mara national park, Kenyan police said. |
The aircraft was carrying 11 passengers, including five Germans, four Americans and two Czechs, the AFP news agency said. | The aircraft was carrying 11 passengers, including five Germans, four Americans and two Czechs, the AFP news agency said. |
Three other passengers were seriously injured, police said. | Three other passengers were seriously injured, police said. |
Propeller planes are often used to take tourists to the Masai Mara, one of Africa's most popular attractions. | Propeller planes are often used to take tourists to the Masai Mara, one of Africa's most popular attractions. |
A team from the Flying Doctors Service had been sent to the site and three critically injured passengers had been flown to the capital Nairobi, the AFP news agency said. | |
An official said the plane had crashed soon after taking off from the Ngerede airstrip close to midday. | |
The plane was a light aircraft owned by Mombasa Air Safari, according to Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper. |
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