Mwihoko Crash: Mum Wails in Pain as Daughter,13, Who Was Cooking Dies After Plane Hit Their Building

• A Cessna Citation 560 jet crashed in Mwihoko, Kiambu county, and killed people who were on board
• The plane that also hit a residential building belonged to AMref, and many relatives and friends have broken down, mourning the deaths of their loved ones who perished in the accident
• Among them was a woman whose daughter was killed right there in the house, and the cry of a mother has resonated with many people who watched the video

Mwihoko, Kiambu: A woman wailed in pain and wobbled on her feet, which made loved ones hurry to hold her after learning that her daughter was dead when a plane hit their building.

On August 7, a Cessna Citation 560 jet belonging to AMREF crashed in Mwihoko, Kiambu county, and killed at least two people.

Reportedly, the aeroplane had taken off from Wilson Airport and lost communication with its control tower shortly before it crashed.

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As soon as the aeroplane crashed, the Kenya Defence Forces and the police responded swiftly and started cordoning off the area as residents gathered near the wreckage. Githurai residents arrived at the crash site in huge numbers

How did the girl, 13, from Mwihoko die?

After the initial shock wore off, Good Samaritans started helping with the rescue of the people who had been trapped under the debris.

According to some eyewitnesses, the plane also hit a building on its way down; a part of the building was brought down, and some houses were left with gaping holes.

The woman who was wailing was among those whose houses were affected, and her daughter, who was only 13 years old, died in the terrible accident.

"So sad a mother has to accept a sad reality that her child is gone and never coming back .The 13 years old girl was in the house cooking," said Derrick Mbugua who witnessed the woman breaking down.

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How did other Kenyans react to the story?

Wambui Purity:

"To imagine that's my daughter's age mate aki💔💔😭.may God comfort this mother."

Ruguru Kangau:

"May the Lord comfort all those that have lost their loved ones 💔😭😭💔."

Shiku Beth:

"😭😭😭So heartbreaking, sorry for the loss. Hii mwezi iishee Sasa inafanya nikakumbuka 1998."

Harun Kamau:

"My dear Lord have mercy on our country.....Jehovah be the shild of this family please my dear Lord."

Betty James:

"Life is so unpredictable..1 minute you are alive the next you are no more......rip."

Maureen Njee:

"Woi vifo zingine so painful aki 😭😭💔💔 sad reality may God comfort this family."

Doris M. Kithinji:

"Hizi ni gani za watoto kukutangwa na disaster at the comfort of their houses 😭😭😭God have mercy wé pray 🙏🙏🙏."

Eyewitness recounts moment chopper crashed

In a previous story, an eyewitness explained how the light aircraft crashed in Mwihoko, Kiambu County, on the afternoon of Thursday, August 7.

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Residents shared the harrowing accounts of what they saw during the scary moment when the accident happened right before their eyes.

Many said that the unexpected crash left residents in the area fearful and traumatised because they also witnessed gory scenes.

Source: TUKO.co.ke