SIX people have died after a medical light aircraft crashed into a residential area in Kenya.

The tragic incident saw buildings destroyed in the vicinity of the impact.

The plane took of from Nairobi's Wilson airport on Thursday afternoon.

Local police commander Anthony Keter told The Standard newspaper the horror incident happened near Morendat Farm on the northeastern side of Lake Naivasha.

Kenya Red Cross teams have been deployed to the site.

"We are now looking for bodies in the wreckage.

"So far we have recovered four bodies," a Red Cross worker at the scene said.

The plane reportedly crashed into a building before bursting into flames, according to reports.

"We have lost four people, including the pilot... it was all fatal," said Kiambu County commissioner Henry Wafula

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