New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- A tragic air crash just outside Kenya's capital on Thursday claimed six lives, after a medical evacuation jet belonging to AMREF Flying Doctors plunged into a residential area in Kiambu County, which borders Nairobi.

The Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident, stating that rescue teams were swiftly deployed to the crash site. Military and police personnel also responded rapidly, securing the area amid burning wreckage and scattered debris. Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud explosion, followed by a fireball and the sight of debris raining over rooftops in the Githurai suburb.

The aircraft, a mid-size Cessna Citation XLS jet operated by AMREF Flying Doctors, had taken off from Nairobi and was en route to Hargeisa, ...