Kenyan two-time Olympic champion survives ‘scary’ aircraft crash unhurt 

Kenyan legendary lengthy distance runner David Rudisha fortunately survived a “scary” aircraft crash unhurt in his residence nation on Saturday.

The 2-time 800m Olympic gold medalist was flying alongside 5 others from an occasion referred to as the Masai Olympics in Kimana, Kenya, when the small aircraft he was flying crash-landed just some minutes after takeoff.

The BBC mentioned photographs taken at a area in Kajiado county in south-east Kenya, the place the incident occurred, confirmed the plane the wrong way up.

Rudisha advised Each day Nation: “All was properly near seven or eight minutes into the flight when the engine of the aircraft instantly went quiet.”

He added: “He (pilot) noticed some clear house the place he tried to land the aircraft, however one in every of its wings hit a tree because the aircraft began to spin earlier than touchdown on the rocky area.

“The pilot did an unimaginable job to maintain the aircraft afloat and secure for lengthy.”

The 33-year-old left the scene of the incident unhurt, whereas an occupant, Stephen Ole Marai, was being handled within the hospital for rib accidents. The remainder of the occupants had been handled for minor accidents however later discharged.

In 2019, Rudisha, who received gold on the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics, additionally survived a automobile accident when a tyre of the automobile he was driving instantly burst and ran head on right into a bus.