Thiruvananthapuram: The postmortem examination of the six Malayalis who died while on a tourist visit to Kenya has been completed. Their bodies will be brought to Nairobi for repatriation, Rajmohan, a Malayali resident of Nairobi, told Manorama News. 

The deceased have been identified as Ann (41) from Mannur in Palakkad; her daughter Tyra Rodriguez (7); Jasna (29) from Muvattupuzha; her daughter Ruhi Mehrin (1); and Geetha Shoji Isaac (58) from Mavelikkara. The sixth deceased has not been identified. The remaining 22 have been injured, of which three, including Riya's husband, Joel Joseph Rodriguez, are in critical condition. 

Four injured individuals will be airlifted to a hospital in Nairobi, while the others will be transported by road.

The group had arrived in Kenya from Qatar on June 6. Rajmohan said the accident occurred while they were en route to Nyahururu. They were scheduled to return to Qatar on Wednesday.

According to Kenya-based news site The Star, the accident took place on Monday at Gichaka, along the Ol Jororok-Nakuru road in Nyandarua County. Twenty-seven people were injured in the mishap.

Local police said the tourists were travelling to Panari Resort in Nyahururu when the vehicle plunged into a ditch after the driver lost control while negotiating a corner in a steep area. There were 28 tourists, three local guides, and the driver on board.