Police Chopper Crashes in Meru County [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

A plane crash at Kaithe Kithoka in Meru County.
An image from a scene of a police plane that crash at Kaithe Kithoka in Meru County on Saturday, June 13, 2020
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An AgustaWestland AW119 chopper under tail number 5Y NPW on Saturday, June 13, crashed at a farm in Kaithe Kithoka, Meru County.

Witnesses stated that the plane might have developed mechanical problems, resulting to the crash.

The National Police Service confirmed that there were two pilots and four passengers aboard.

They have since been taken to the Meru Level V Hospital.

A plane crash at Kaithe Kithoka in Meru County.
A plane crash at Kaithe Kithoka in Meru County.
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An aircraft has been dispatched to airlift them to Nairobi for further treatment.

Eastern Regional commissioner and his security team were headed to Moyale for a joint security meeting with North Eastern counterparts.

The owner of the farm, Susan Kanana, stated that the chopper destroyed her crops when it crashed.

“The crash has destroyed my maize, my bananas and other crops, currently there will be nothing to harvest now," Kanana complained.

The plane is among the new choppers recently bought for the Police Airwing.

The crash came weeks after a Kenyan airliner crashed in Somalia, leaving all six people on board dead.

The plane was ferrying medical equipment to Bardale town in Bay region.

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A plane crash at Kaithe Kithoka in Meru County.
A plane crash at Kaithe Kithoka in Meru County.
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The plane, with tail number 5Y-NPW before the crash
The plane, with tail number 5Y-NPW before the crash
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