By Enyichukwu Enemanna
At least two foreign tourists, German and Swiss nationals lost their lives on Saturday after the vehicle they were traveling in veered off the road and somersaulted into the Maasai Mara national reserve Kenya, the police announced on Sunday.
Maasai Mara national reserve is a popular tourist destination and features the annual wildebeest migration from the Serengeti in Tanzania.
Police authorities say the crash happened after the vehicle got stuck in the mud and veered off the road on Saturday.
One other tourist was injured and two others, a German and a Swiss national, escaped unhurt.
They were part of a tour group, but it wasn’t immediately clear who the driver of the vehicle was.
The injured tourist was airlifted to a hospital in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Maasai Mara Chief Warden Stephen ole Mining said.
The crash was under investigation, says Police spokesperson Resila Onyango.
Local media reports that climate change effects are being felt in Maasai Mara expansive wildlife reserve with little vegetation because of five failed consecutive rainy seasons with less than usual rainfall recorded over the last two years.
