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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Police are investigating a mid-air collision between a Safarilink plane and a 99 Flying Club aircraft in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

A Diani-bound Safarilink plane turned back after the collision shortly after taking off from Wilson Airport.<\/p>\n

Two people on board the 99 Flying Club flight died in the incident on Tuesday morning, police told Business Daily.<\/p>\n

99 Flying Club is a flying school based in Nairobi that caters for the private, commercial and airline sectors.<\/p>\n

All 39 passengers and five crew on board the Safarilink plane were evacuated safely.<\/p>\n

According to the airline, it reported a mid-air collision with another aircraft shortly after take-off and returned to the airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cSafarilink Aviation wishes to report that our flight number 053 with 39 passengers and 5 crew on board headed to Diani experienced a loud bang shortly after take-off at 9:45 this morning,\u201d Safarilink said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe crew decided to return to Nairobi Wilson Airport for further inspection and assessment and landed safely\u201d.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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