Bus and lorry collide in Kenya, killing at least 22 mourners
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 21:56 · Archive
A bus carrying church mourners collided with a truck in southeastern Kenya, killing at least 22 people.
A bus carrying church mourners collided with a truck on Kenya's Nairobi-Mombasa Highway in the Kanga area near Mtito Andei on Sunday morning. Sky News reports at least 22 people were killed, while Al Jazeera reports at least 24 deaths, with a further 24 injured according to hospital officials.
The bus belonged to Power of the Word Church International in Mombasa and was transporting passengers returning from their pastor's funeral in western Kenya. The other vehicle was a truck carrying cement. A survivor told the Associated Press the bus had stopped for breakfast shortly before the collision. The Makueni County Commissioner told The Standard that the bus driver had tried to overtake several vehicles before hitting an oncoming truck, though another survivor said the truck struck the bus from behind. Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority identified dangerous overtaking as a possible cause.
The crash is the second major incident on the highway in three weeks. On 3 October, a multi-vehicle collision killed 17 people, mostly Catholic pilgrims. The NTSA had previously identified that stretch of road as having a history of crashes. The Kenyan government has promised a fresh road safety crackdown following the latest incident.
How it is being reported
- Kenya bus crash kills at least 24 as government vows road safety crackdownChurch mourners die on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa Highway weeks after another crash killed 17 people.Al Jazeera · 25 Oct, 21:00
- Bus and lorry collide killing 22, including passengers 'returning from funeral'At least 22 people have been killed after a bus and lorry collided in Kenya, police say.Sky News · 25 Oct, 09:41
In this story: Kenya · Nairobi · Mombasa · Power of the Word Church International · National Transport and Safety Authority · Mtito Andei
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