Helicopter crash kills 4 Americans, pilot in Kenya

Four American tourists and a pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed on Sunday night in northern Kenya, local police said on Monday.

“Last evening at about 8pm, a helicopter crashed at Central Island National Park in Lake Turkana, killing all its five occupants on board,” police spokesman Charles Owino said in a statement.

Cause of accident yet to be ascertained, says police spokesman.

The statement said the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained and that the details of the deceased will be released once the next of kin are notified.