Aussie dead in Kenya bus crash: report

Australian officials in Nairobi are responding to a fatal bus crash in Kenya in which a number of Australians are believed to be involved.

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At least one Australian is reported to be dead after a bus crash in Kenya.

One Australian is believed to have died at the scene and more than a dozen were treated in hospital after the tourist bus rolled down a steep embankment while transporting the group to the popular Masai Mara game reserve.

Local media in the African nation is reporting that up to two Australians could be dead.

Fourteen Australians were taken to the Narok County Hospital after the crash and treated for a range of injuries, including fractures and head wounds.

Four of the group have already been released.

The bus overturned outside the city of 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.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has been contacted for further detail, including about reports of a second Australian fatality.

On Sunday night, a DFAT spokesperson said the Australian High Commission in Nairobi was responding to a fatal bus crash in Kenya in which a number of Australians were believed to be involved.

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