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Six dead in AMREF aircraft crash, three minutes after takeoff

KCAA stated that the aircraft lost both radar and radio communication moments before it went down.

Six people, including two AMREF doctors, two nurses, and two civilians on the ground, were killed when an AMREF air ambulance crashed in Mwihoko, Kiambu, shortly after taking off from Wilson Airport on Thursday afternoon.

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) confirmed the ill-fated aircraft lost contact with Air Traffic Control just three minutes after departure.

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