Six people have been killed after a light aircraft belonging to a medical charity crashed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, according to a local official.

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 plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed in a residential area just outside Kenya's capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, according to a local official and the aircraft's owner.