Three dead, including two motorcyclists, after being hit by a plane during an emergency landing in Kenya

MADRID Jan. 11 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least three people, including two motorcyclists, have died in Kenya after a plane, which made an emergency landing due to a technical problem, crashed into them on the coastal highway between Malindi and Mombasa.

“The flight was a standard training operation when the aircraft had a technical problem that forced an emergency landing. All three crew members survived and were rescued by emergency services,” said the Authority’s security director. Kenyan Airport Manager, George Otieno, according to the ‘Nation’ newspaper.

It has also specified that the flight was a “routine training” that normally operates from Malindi, in southeastern Kenya. “It is not clear what went wrong, but his attempt to land back on the airport runway was unsuccessful,” he added.

According to a witness, “the plane veered off course and collided with motorcycles before exploding.” “A motorcyclist who tried to recover his motorcycle died instantly,” reported the aforementioned newspaper.