22 killed, several injured in deadly church bus-lorry collision along Nairobi-Mombasa highway
22 killed, several injured in deadly church bus-lorry collision along Nairobi-Mombasa highway
The death toll from a road accident involving a bus and a lorry along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway has risen to 22 after two more people succumbed to their injuries.
The accident occurred at around 7am on Sunday at Kanga area, past Mtito Andei, when the bus collided head-on with the lorry.
Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif had earlier confirmed 20 fatalities before the death toll rose to 22.
The bus was reportedly ferrying passengers returning from a burial ceremony when the accident occurred.
Several other passengers sustained injuries and were rushed to Mtito Andei Sub-County Hospital for treatment.
The bodies of those who died in the crash were taken to the hospital’s mortuary.
The casualties were occupants of a bus that was travelling from Mombasa general direction towards Nairobi when the accident occurred in Kanga area, Kibwezi East Sub-County.
Some of the passengers reportedly died on the spot while others succumbed to injuries while being attended to at Mtito Andei Sub-County Hospital.
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Mtito Andei Sub-County Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Kevin Wamalwa said the accident happened between 7 am and 8 am.
“It is a serious accident. We are attending to those who have survived,” Wamalwa told reporters.
Wamalwa said he received a phone call about the accident immediately after he got to the facility, some minutes to 8 am.
“We are compiling a list of casualties. Some died while undergoing treatment,” Wamalwa said.
The cause of the accident had not been established by the time of publication. The highway is marked as one of the leading causes of fatal accidents in the country.
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