17 Injured After Bus Ferrying Mourners Crashes Along Nakuru-Eldoret Highway

At least 17 people have been injured after a bus crashed along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. 

In a statement on Saturday night, October 17, Kenya Red Cross said the crash occurred at the Migaa area. 

According to the organization, the bus was ferrying mourners from Kisumu when the accident occurred. 

“A vehicle carrying mourners from Kisumu crashed at Migaa along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway, injuring 17,” read the statement in part. 

Following the incident, Kenya Red Cross’s Nakuru branch, police officers and Molo ambulance teams responded and evacuated the injured passengers. 

“Our Nakuru Branch, Kenya Police, Molo ambulance teams and the community responded, with one casualty extricated after being trapped for over an hour,” the organization added. 

The accident comes days after four people were killed and 16 others injured after a lorry rammed into vehicles and boda boda operators in Meru County. 

The tragic accident occurred on Thursday, October 8 night, in the Riverland area of Meru Town. 

Photos of the accident seen by Nairobileo.co.ke showed a lorry overturned, with its windscreen shattered.

Other vehicles were also seen wrecked and severely damaged following the accident. 

Following the accident, emergency response teams from Meru County were deployed to the scene to provide assistance. 

The injured passengers were rushed to the hospital for immediate medical attention, while the bodies of the deceased were moved to the morgue.

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma, in a statement, extended his condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in the accident. 

“My thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this heartbreaking incident. To the families who may have lost their loved ones, I extend my deepest and most heartfelt condolences during this painful and difficult moment. 

“There are no words adequate to ease the pain of losing a loved one, but please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers,” he stated. 

On October 3, 17 pilgrims from St. Mathias Mulumba Catholic Church, Mikindani Parish perished after a crash at Salama along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. 

The pilgrims were travelling to the National Shrine in Subukia when the tragic accident occurred.