{"id":364,"date":"2025-10-28T15:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=364"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:10:51","slug":"eleven-killed-in-kenya-plane-crash-near-maasai-mara-national-reserve-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=364","title":{"rendered":"Eleven killed in Kenya plane crash near Maasai Mara National Reserve | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Eight Hungarian and two German passengers were onboard, and the Kenyan pilot was also killed, Mombasa Air Safari said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 28 Oct 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">28 Oct 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A light plane crash has killed 11 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Kenya\u2019s coastal region of Kwale while flying to Maasai Mara National Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The airline, Mombasa Air Safari, said in a statement Tuesday that eight Hungarian and two German passengers were on board, and that the Kenyan pilot was also killed.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Sadly, there are no survivors,\u201d Mombasa Air Safari added. There was heavy rain in coastal Kenya in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Civil Aviation Authority said the accident happened at Kwale, near the Indian Ocean coast, at about 8:30am (05:30 GMT). A regional police commander, in comments aired by public broadcaster Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, said all the passengers were tourists.<\/p>\n<p>Citizen TV station said the bodies of those on board had been burned beyond recognition.\u00a0The plane crashed in a hilly and forested area about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Diani airstrip, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft burst into flames, leaving a charred wreckage at the scene, officials said. Witnesses told The Associated Press news agency. that they heard a loud bang, and upon arriving at the scene, they found human remains.<\/p>\n<p>Investigating agencies were looking into the cause of the crash, Kwale County Commissioner Stephen Orinde told The AP.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4066236\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4066236\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4066236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25301353416262-1761658957.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C578&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Kenya crash \" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4066236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kenyan officials inspect the scene of a plane crash near Diani, Kenya, Tuesday, October 28, 2025 [AP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Maasai Mara National Reserve, located west of the coastline and is a two-hour direct flight from Diani, a popular coastal town known for its sandy beaches. The reserve attracts a large number of tourists as it features the annual wildebeest migration from the Serengeti in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>According to the most recent safety oversight audit for Kenya posted on the International Civil Aviation Organization site, from 2018, the country fell below the global average in accident investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight Hungarian and two German passengers were onboard, and the Kenyan pilot was also killed, Mombasa Air Safari said. 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