{"id":152036,"date":"2025-10-28T18:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-plane-crashes-near-kwale-11-tourists-feared-dead"},"modified":"2025-10-28T19:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:32:39","slug":"kenya-plane-crashes-near-kwale-11-tourists-feared-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-plane-crashes-near-kwale-11-tourists-feared-dead","title":{"rendered":"Kenya plane crashes near Kwale; 11 tourists feared dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span><b>A small plane crashed in Kenya\u2019s coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday October 28 while en route to Maasai Mara National Reserve, with 11 people feared dead, officials said.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The crash happened in a hilly and forested area about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Diani airstrip, authorities said. Kwale County Commissioner Stephen Orinde told The Associated Press that the passengers were \u201call foreign tourists&#8221; and their nationalities would be confirmed later.<\/p>\n<p>The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said that 11 people were onboard the Cessna Caravan-type aircraft, and authorities were investigating the cause of the crash. The breakdown of how many were passengers and crew wasn\u2019t immediately clear.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft crashed minutes after takeoff and burst into flames leaving a charred wreckage at the scene, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses told the AP that they heard a loud bang, and on arriving at the scene they found unrecognizable human remains.<\/p>\n<p>The airline, Mombasa Air Safari, told the AP that it was collaborating with the civil aviation body and updates on the crash would be shared though the authority.<\/p>\n<p>Maasai Mara National Reserve is a popular tourist destination and features the annual wildebeest migration from the Serengeti in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. A small plane crashed in Kenya\u2019s coastal region of Kwale early Tuesday October 28 while en route to Maasai Mara National Reserve, with 11 people feared dead, officials said. The crash happened in a hilly and forested area about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Diani airstrip, authorities said. 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