Tourist passengers on a plane heading to the Maasai Mara National Reserve have died in a crash, police have said.
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At least 12 people died in a plane crash in Kenya's coastal county of Kwale on Tuesday, local authorities said.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has confirmed in a statement that a 5-Y-CCI aircraft en route from Diani to Kichwa Tembo in the famous Maasai Mara National Reserve has crashed. International media outlet CNN also reported that all 12 people on board the aircraft died in the crash. KCAA said that an investigation is underway to determine the cause and impact of the crash, confirming that there were 12 passengers on board. Police said the passengers were tourists on board the aircraft, which was en route to the Maasai Mara National Reserve. The aircraft was operated by an airline that operates between Mombasa and other popular tourist destinations in the country.
