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Australians killed and more than a dozen injured in Kenya bus crash | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
Two Australians are dead after a tourist bus rolled and crashed into a river in Kenya. | |
One of the dead was an elderly woman who died at the scene. Twenty-five other people, including 14 Australians, were taken to hospital with injuries including fractures and head wounds. | |
Tony Abbott confirmed consular officials in Nairobi were assisting the families of the dead and injured. | |
“It’s awful beyond belief for the families of all of those involved,” the prime minister said on Monday. | |
The tourist bus rolled down a steep embankment while transporting the group to the popular Masai Mara game reserve. | |
The injured were taken to the Narok County hospital. Four of the Australians were subsequently been released. | |
The bus overturned outside Nairobi on Sunday night, and was left lying on its roof in a shallow river. | The bus overturned outside Nairobi on Sunday night, and was left lying on its roof in a shallow river. |
It’s believed the crash occurred after a tyre burst. | It’s believed the crash occurred after a tyre burst. |
On Sunday night, a foreign affairs spokesperson said the Australian High Commission in Nairobi was responding to the crash. | |