Plane loses control, lands in vegetation in Mandera
An EBB Air Embraer plane operating on the Nairobi-Mandera route on Friday 24 morning lost control and landed in the nearby vegetation.
An EBB Air Embraer plane operating on the Nairobi-Mandera route on Friday 24 morning lost control and landed in the nearby vegetation.
Preliminary reports indicate the airplane overshot the runway at the Mandera Airstrip before it crashed.
Following the incident, all 36 passengers and crew on board the plane were safely evacuated.
The cause of the plane incident is yet to be established, and authorities have yet to issue a statement.
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This comes a month after a passenger aircraft that veered off the runway at Wilson Airport.
In a statement on Friday, March 20, the authority confirmed that the aircraft, which had arrived from Kisumu International Airport, experienced the incident shortly after landing.
“This evening at 2055HRS, an aircraft with thirty-nine (39) passengers on board arriving from Kisumu International Airport veered off the runway at Wilson Airport,” the statement read.
KAA assured the public that all individuals on board the aircraft were accounted for and safe, with no injuries reported among passengers or crew members.
“We wish to confirm that all passengers and crew are safe, with no injuries reported. The aircraft remains on site, and recovery efforts are currently underway,” the statement added.
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