Casualties have been reported in an accident alongside the busy Nairobi-Mombasa freeway.
According to a police report, a Dreamliner bus hit a Tuktuk, leaving one individual useless and 10 others nursing accidents.
The crash occurred close to Kinyambu, alongside the busy freeway in Makueni County.
The bus was headed from Nairobi to Mombasa when the incident occurred.
Reports present that the accident occurred round midnight and was allegedly brought on by a disruption from a tuk-tuk.
Some of the victims have been admitted to Amref-Kibwezi Hospital, whereas others are receiving therapy at Makindu Hospital.
Authorities have urged motorists to train warning as investigations into the reason for the accident proceed.
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MP Shah Chania Boys High School Accident
In a separate incident, college students of MP Shah Chania Boys High School have been stranded in Naivasha on the identical evening after their bus was concerned in an accident.
The college students have been pressured to spend the evening in Naivasha earlier than resuming their journey to Thika on Sunday morning.
It is reported that the varsity bus collided with a lorry at Kinungi alongside the busy Nakuru-Nairobi freeway.
None of the scholars sustained accidents in the course of the accident.
However, the bus briefly disrupted site visitors, forcing autos to make use of various routes to proceed their journey.
Traffic marshals and law enforcement officials arrived on the scene and helped direct site visitors.
NTSA Accident Statistics
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) report reveals that 5,856 individuals have been concerned in highway crashes between January 1 and March 31.
NTSA famous that the figures present a lower of 1,908 circumstances in comparison with the identical interval in 2024.
Out of this, 1,139 individuals misplaced their lives, 3,316 people sustained severe accidents, whereas 2,693 suffered minor accidents.
Road crashes claimed 420 pedestrian lives within the first quarter of 2025, making them probably the most susceptible highway customers, although the determine dropped from 434 in the identical interval final yr.
Various crashes additionally killed 189 passengers and 83 drivers — each numbers decrease than the 243 passengers and 94 drivers who died in 2024.
However, motorbike crashes claimed extra lives, with 301 motorcyclists dying, up from 274 the earlier yr.
Deaths amongst pillion passengers additionally rose to 130 from 100. Pedal bicycle owner fatalities barely declined to 16, down from 21 in 2024.
