Nairobi, June 10 (IANS) The internal security minister of Kenya and three other people have been killed in a helicopter crash near Nairobi, Kenyan media reported Sunday.

George Saitoti and his assistant Orwa Ojode were in the police helicopter that crashed near a forest in Ngong town, Xinhua reported citing local radio station Capital FM.

The Kenya Red Cross said the four bodies were burnt beyond recognition.

The report did not mention the time of the accident.