A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after one of the tires of the plane, which was heading for an internal flight between two Kenyan cities, according to CNN.

The accident took place after a plane belonging to the company "Silverstone Air" took off from the airport of Ludwar, in northwest Kenya for the capital Nairobi.

The crash led the pilot to make an emergency landing at nearby Eldoret airport.

The "Silverstone Air" that the plane landed safely, and was transported passengers via another plane to the Kenyan capital.

This incident comes weeks after a similar plane slid off the runway, where it collided with trees surrounding the airport, causing a number of injuries among the passengers.