Five Indian nationals from Qatar killed in road accident in Kenya
A bus ferrying a number of tourists, 28 of whom were confirmed to be Indian nationals from Qatar, rolled and landed in a ditch in central Kenya, killing six people.
The Indian Embassy in Doha confirmed that five of the deceased had belonged to the group of Qatar-based Indian nationals.
The deceased have been identified as Riya Ann (41), her daughter Tyra Rodriguez (8), Jasna Kuttikkattuchalil (29), her 18-month-old daughter Roohie Mehrin, and Geetha Shoji Isaac (58). The identity of the sixth victim is yet to be confirmed.
The group had departed from Qatar on June 6 for Eid holidays and were scheduled to return on Wednesday.
Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the Nyandarua County Commissioner, Abdrisack Jaldesa, had stated that the accident happened as the bus was carrying the tourists from Nakuru County to Nyahururu Thomson Falls in Laikipia County, before tumbling into the ditch in the Gichaka area, 41 km south of Nyahururu Town.
Xinhua further added that eyewitnesses said the bus was traveling along the road in the rain when the driver lost control and careered off the road before ultimately hitting a tree and the vehicle rolling over several times, killing the six tourists in the process.
Local residents had stated that they rushed to the scene of the accident in an attempt to rescue survivors trapped inside the bus.
The Indian Embassy in Qatar said that it was in touch, including with ICC, ICBF & other community groups in Doha, and that officials from the High Commission of India in Nairobi were "on the ground and extending all help.
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