An air ambulance operated by an African medical charity crashed into a residential neighborhood of Nairobi, killing all on board and two people on the ground.

An air ambulance has crashed into a residential area near the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least six people and injuring two others, according to a local official.

A small plane carrying medical staff crashed in a densely-populated neighbourhood in Kenya's capital on Thursday afternoon, killing six people, local authorities said.