Kenya mid-air collision kills student pilot and trainer - BBC News

A student pilot and trainer crash in Nairobi National Park after colliding with a passenger plane.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Pool via Daily NationImage caption, Nairobi National Park, where the plane crashed, is about 10km from Wilson AirportBy Basillioh RukangaBBC News, NairobiA student pilot and trainer have been killed after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police say.

The aircraft, belonging to a flying school, then crashed in Nairobi National Park, killing the two people.

The Safarilink passenger plane returned to Nairobi's Wilson Airport from where it had taken off with 44 people on board.

The 39 passengers and five crew members were all unharmed, the airline said.

The aircraft, bound for Diani on Kenya's coast, had "experienced a loud bang soon after take-off", it said.

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