This is a piece of sad news. A woman has been killed and five others injured after a light aircraft burst into flames after take off at Naivasha airstrip.

"The aircraft was making rounds before it took off and then burst into flames after five minutes," police said after the incident on Thursday.

Witnesses said the accident occurred at Sanctuary, a private firm along Moi South Lake Road. Those injured were taken to Naivasha Subcounty Hospital.

See the photos of the plane crash in the gallery below;