Charity team in Kenyan bus crash

The charity builds new houses for people in need

A woman charity worker from Northern Ireland has been seriously injured in a bus crash in Kenya.

Five other volunteers in the 13-strong team are recovering in hospital and are expected to be discharged later.

The volunteers, aged between 18 and 61, were working for Habitat for Humanity NI when the crash happened.

It's understood the minibus taking them to a site in Kathiani was involved in an accident with another vehicle and rolled down an embankment.

Peter Farquharson, executive director of Habitat for Humanity, said the woman's family had travelled to Nairobi and were at her side.

"We understand that she is stable and her family have met up with her. We understand that she has facial and soft tissue injuries. She is being attended to in a private hospital in Kenya."

Mr Farquharson said the woman's injuries were not life threatening and she was in a stable condition.

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"The other five team members have had a good night and we hope they will be discharged later. If they are fit, they will be on an aeroplane to Northern Ireland this evening."

The charity builds houses for people in need. This team of volunteers was an "open team" made up of people from across Northern Ireland.

Seven other workers who were on the bus were discharged from hospital on Tuesday.

The group arrived in Kenya last week. They had only started work on Monday in Kathiami, helping local families build new homes.

They were on their way to begin a second day's work when the accident happened.