Editor's Review

The ill-fated bus was ferrying mourners returning home from a funeral service when the collision occurred.

At least 22 people have died following a devastating collision between a bus and a lorry at a spot along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway on Sunday, October 25.

Twenty people had died on the spot, with two of the victims succumbing to injuries sustained in the crash after the initial toll was recorded.

The accident took place at around 7 am on Sunday in the Kanga area of Mtito Andei, when the two vehicles struck each other head-on.

Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif had earlier confirmed 20 fatalities before the toll rose to 22.

The bus involved in the crash belonged to a church, and those on board were returning home from a funeral service when the collision occurred.

Read More

  1. Ruto to Launch Roads, Inspect Projects During 3-Day Ukambani Tour [Details]
  2. 17 Injured After Bus Ferrying Mourners Crashes Along Nakuru-Eldoret Highway
  3. Several Feared Dead After Lorry Ploughs into Vehicles and Boda Boda Operators in Meru

Several survivors sustained injuries and were rushed to Mtito Andei Sub-County Hospital for treatment. The bodies of those who perished have been transferred to the hospital's mortuary.

A bus ferrying mourners was involved in a road crash in Mtito Andei.

The exact cause of the accident has not yet been established. 

Investigations immediately began into the crash, with the police striving to establish the cause.

The crash adds to other ones within the same month that claimed lives.

On October 8, a lorry ploughed into vehicles and boda boda riders in the Riverland area of Meru Town, Meru County, killing four people and injuring 16.

The lorry overturned with its windscreen shattered, while several other vehicles lay mangled and badly damaged.

Emergency teams from Meru County rushed to the scene, ferrying the injured to hospital for urgent treatment and moving the deceased to the morgue.

Governor Isaac Mutuma issued a statement of condolence, saying his thoughts and prayers were with all affected families.

He described the grief as immeasurable, noting that no words could ease the pain of losing loved ones.

Just days earlier, on October 3, another devastating crash claimed the lives of 17 pilgrims from St. Mathias Mulumba Catholic Church, Mikindani Parish, who were travelling to the National Shrine in Subukia when their bus collided at Salama along the Nairobi‑Mombasa highway.