A small tourist aircraft flying along Kenya’s coast has crashed, raising fears that all 12 people on board have perished. According to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), the aircraft was en route to the private Kichwa Tembo airstrip near Masai Mara National Park when it went down early Tuesday morning, around 5:30 a.m. local time. The plane had departed from Diani, a popular tourist destination, before losing contact with air traffic controllers. Rescue teams and government agencies have rushed to the crash site to investigate the cause of the accident. While officials have not released further details, authorities have confirmed that all passengers were aboard the ill-fated flight. This tragedy comes just months after another deadly crash in August, when an Amref aircraft went down near Nairobi, killing six people and injuring two others.

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