AN Israeli woman was killed when a safari truck rolled over and crashed inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area on Saturday.

The deceased, a 30-year-old lady, was among seven people traveling in the tourist vehicle, a Toyota Landcruiser T-450 APB operated by Wakali Safaris Co. of Arusha.

Official correspondence from Tel Aviv say the woman’s body will be flown to Israel for burial in the course of this week.

Hamis Dambaya, the NCAA communications officer, said in a briefing that the accident occurred along a section of the road between Loduare entrance gate to Ngorongoro and the Conservation Area viewpoint.

The vehicle was coming from the crater, six Israelis and one Tanzanian, the safari truck driver. Five people were badly injured and were rushed to the Karatu Lutheran Hospital and FAME Medical Center both located near Ngorongoro, the NCAA statement noted.

The management blames reckless driving, while a view emerged that the vehicle was not in very good condition either.

A statement from the Israeli Foreign Ministry acknowledged obtaining information on the incident via the Israeli Consulate in Nairobi.

Authorities in Tel Aviv are working to assist the family and the medical team that went to the scene, the statement noted, highlighting that the Israeli tourists were covered by the Harel Insurance Co.

The company said in a statement that the family had been evacuated by helicopter to a local hospital with a range of injuries and that an Israeli doctor was flown out to assist with their medical treatment.

“Following the unfortunate road accident in Tanzania, we at Harel decided to immediately send an Israeli doctor to provide a quick and optimal medical response to the policyholders,” it stated.

“We are in continuous and direct contact with the families and are making sure to update them and assist with whatever is needed, as well as being in contact with the Foreign Ministry,” the statement added.