Editor's Review

The bus collided with a truck in the Taru area.

Two people were confirmed dead after a passenger bus collided head-on with a trailer.

The accident happened on the morning of Sunday, December 24.

According to sources, the ill-fated bus en route to Malindi from Nairobi crashed with the truck at a spot in the Taru area of Kwale county along the Kwale-Mombasa highway.

"Two people died in a traffic road accident involving a MASH POA bus and a Mercedes Benz trailer, that occurred on December 24, 2023 morning at Taru Town Center," police said.

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19 people were injured in the accident.

Red Cross Kenya had earlier established that 19 people sustained serious injuries.

The casualties were rushed to the nearby Samburu Sub-County Hospital.

"19 injured individuals have been taken to Samburu Sub County Hospital in Kwale thanks to the County Ambulance services and the generosity of well-wishers," said the Red Cross in an X update.

Police in their preliminary investigations established that the driver of the trailer failed to maintain his lane, forcing the bus to veer off the road.

The bodies of the deceased were booked into the Kinango Sub County Hospital Mortuary.