Plane Crash-Lands and Bursts Into Flames in Kenya, Killing 3 on the Ground

Plane Crash-Lands and Bursts Into Flames in Kenya, Killing 3 on the Ground
The wreckage of a crashed aircraft is scattered near the accident site in the coastal city of Malindi, in southern Kenya, on Jan. 10, 2025. Nehemiah Okwembah/AP Photo
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NAIROBI, Kenya—A light aircraft crash-landed Friday in Kenya ’s coastal Malindi County, killing three people on the ground, a local police official said.

The three fatalities included a motorcycle taxi driver who was killed when the plane burst into flames on impact in the town of Kwachocha along the Malindi-Mombasa highway, Sub-County Police Commander LuckyJoski Mudavadi said.