Plane with 12 on board crashes near Kenya’s coast

The Kenya Aviation Authority said a plane with 12 people on board crashed in Kwale near the Kenyan coast.

The plane was en route from the coastal town of Diani to a resort in Kichwa Tembo Park, before it went down at 05:30 local time (02:30 GMT), according to a statement issued by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).

A news website quoted the police as saying that tourists were on board the plane. Kenyan media published pictures of the plane on fire on the ground with debris scattered at the scene.

KCAA said government agencies were already on site to determine the cause of the accident and assess its impact.