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One killed, stations off-air after plane crashes into Limuru transmission station

Bystanders view the wreckage of the 5Y-DMS that crashed into the Limuru transmission station. (PHOTO COURTESY)

A pilot was killed when a plane he was in crashed on a house and transmission site in limuru, Kiambu County. The fixed wing two engine plane was headed for Wilson Airport in Nairobi when it crashed at about 4.10 p.m. on Sunday.

The pilot, identified as Captain Philip Koech, was the only person on board when the incident happened, according to police. It is not clear what caused the crash but the area is reported to have been foggy at the time of the incident.

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