The fire broke out after a plane crash in Kenya, 3 people lost their lives, pilot and student safe.

A plane crashed in Kenya's coastal Malindi County on Friday. Three people lost their lives in this accident. Sub-county police commander Lakijoski Mudavadi said that the dead also included a motorcyclist, who was caught in the fire when the plane hit him in the town of Kwachocha on the Malindi-Mombasa highway.

According to the information, two others, a motorcyclist and a female passenger died in the accident due to the plane hitting a building. At the same time, a pilot and two students present in the plane got injured after jumping before the plane crashed. At present, they are being treated while the police are investigating the cause of the accident.

The pilot and two students jumped from the plane

The other two victims in this case were a motorcyclist and a female passenger, who died after colliding with the wings and the tail of the plane. The pilot and two students on board the plane saved their lives by jumping out of the plane. However, they suffered minor injuries during this, for which they are being treated.

Security around the airport

At present, the police have started investigating the accident. The place where the accident happened is near Malindi Airport and the people here are in court over the issue of compensation for the expansion of the airport. Meanwhile, local MLA Rashid Odhiambo said that this incident shows the need to improve security around the airport. Also, the airport management should ensure security not only inside it but also around it.