Four Brits die on safari

Last Modified: 23 Aug 2008
Source: ITN

Four British tourists were killed and three others injured in a road accident during a safari holiday to South Africa.

Tributes have been paid to a teenage boy who was among the victims of the minibus crash, just south of the Welgevonden game reserve.

Marcus Egerton-Warburton, 14, a keen sailor, was described as "delightful" as tributes poured in for the Eton schoolboy.

He died along with three relatives when the vehicle they were travelling in lost control and overturned on Wednesday.

His mother and brother were among those injured in the crash.

They are understood to be part of the extended family of Hollywood actress Helena Bonham Carter.

Her agent was unable to confirm this.

A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We can confirm the deaths of four British nationals in a road traffic accident on August 20 in the Thabazimbi area in the Limpopo district of South Africa.

"Three other British nationals were also injured in the accident and were treated for their injuries.

"Next of kin are aware and consular assistance has been given."

The other Britons killed were named by sources as Marcus's grandmother Brenda Bonham Carter, 74 and step-grandfather Francis Kirkwood, 75, and aunt Kay Boardman.

Marcus's mother Fiona Bonham Carter, whose brother Graham is married to Ms Boardman, is believed to have sustained a broken collar bone while his older brother Piers received whiplash.

They were transported to Johannesburg hospital for treatment after the crash.

Reports suggest that the vehicle turned over after the driver struggled to keep control as a result of a blow out.

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