25.10.2026 15:51
In Kenya, 22 people died and many were injured when a bus carrying passengers returning from a funeral collided head-on with a truck. It was reported that the bus, which had 45 passengers, collided with an oncoming truck while overtaking. In another accident that occurred on the same highway three weeks ago, 17 people also lost their lives.
A horrific traffic accident occurred in Kenya's Makueni region on the highway connecting the capital Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa. A passenger bus traveling through the Kanga area collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction.
At least 22 people died in the accident, while many passengers were injured. Teams dispatched to the scene took the injured to nearby hospitals.
COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK WHILE OVERTAKING
Makueni Regional Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif stated that the bus carrying 45 passengers collided with an oncoming truck while trying to overtake other vehicles.
It was reported that part of the bus's body was torn apart by the force of the collision. According to information shared by local authorities, 17 people died at the scene, and 5 died in the hospitals to which they were taken.
IT WAS LEARNED THAT THEY WERE RETURNING FROM A FUNERAL
It was reported that the passengers on the bus were returning from a funeral.
As the injured continued to receive treatment in hospitals, Makueni Regional Commissioner Khalif warned that the death toll could rise.
17 PEOPLE HAD DIED ON THE SAME ROAD THREE WEEKS AGO
In another traffic accident that occurred three weeks ago on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway where the latest accident took place, 17 people had lost their lives.
The Kenya National Transport and Safety Authority announced that the section of road where the latest accident occurred had previously been identified as an area with a high accident risk.
The authority reported that various recommendations had previously been made to improve traffic safety on the route in question.