Five Qatar-based Indians were killed in a road accident in central Kenya on Monday evening as the bus they were travelling in overturned during a holiday trip. Several others are seriously injured and under treatment at various hospitals in Kenya, sources said.The deceased have been identified as Geetha Shoji Issac (58), Riya Ann (41), and her daughter Tyra Rodrigues (8), Jasna Kuttikkattuchalil (30) and Roohie Mehrin (18 months old) – all natives of various places in Kerala.Indian embassy in Qatar confirmed in social media post that a group of 28 Indians from Qatar were involved in the road accident killing five Indian nationals and injuring several others.The embassy also stated that they are in touch with Indian Cultural Centre and Indian Community Benevolent Forum and other community organisations to coordinate the efforts to provide necessary assistance for those affected. The embassy can be contacted on 55097295.Geetha Shoji Isaac (58) who is from Thiruvalla in Kerala, was a long time senior teacher at HOPE Qatar Centre for Persons with Disabilities.Sources said that some of the injured are critical and have been receiving treatment at some of the hospitals in the local town while some of them have already been moved to hospitals in Nairobi.Gulf Times contacted the tour operator from Qatar who had arranged the trip to Kenya. However, they declined to comment.According to various news agencies, the accident took place in central Kenya as the bus was ferrying the tourists from Nakuru County to Nyahururu Thomson Falls in Laikipia County.According to local eye witnesses the driver lost control of the bus which veered off the road and rolled and landed in a ditch in the Gichaka area, some 41km south of Nyahururu Town.The Indian embassy in Qatar further said that the consular team in Kenyan High Commission is on the ground and is in close touch with the local authorities to extend all the necessary assistance and support The team in Kenya can be reached at +254 734916532.Community leaders said that all the necessary assistance and arrangements are being coordinated with authorities here in Qatar as well as in Nairobi. Since the incident took place at a far off place it has been difficult to get information on time. However, the Indian High Commission in Nairobi is extending all the possible support in the efforts to assist the affected and the their families.
