Bus crash kills 25 people returning from funeral in Kenya
Local officials say that a bus mourning from a funeral in Western Kenya killed 25 people.
According to a police report by the BBC, the driver lost control, deviated from the road and fell into a ditch along Friday afternoon-Kakamega motorway. This area is famous for many fatal accidents.
Police, 10 women, 10 boys and a girl died at the scene, 20 passengers were injured, five of them took five seriously, he said. Authorities, then four people died in the hospital, he said.
Passengers were coming back from a cemetery area and they were all believed to be from a family.
Police said the cause of the accident is not yet clear.
The vehicle was a secondary school bus, but there was no student because it was used for funeral transportation.
The bus came from a grave ceremony in Nyahera and was going to Nyakach, a distance of approximately 62 km (38.5 miles).
The Kenya Ministry of Health called for a “Emergency Blood Driving” to help the survivors and expanded “Yasli Condolence”.
In addition, especially the country called on the drivers to be careful while dealing with many deadly roads accidents.
Kenya President William Ruto called X for the authorities to “address all those who are responsible for any negligence that caused an accident and all traffic violations to ensure road safety throughout the country”.
Kenya National Transportation and Security Authority said they would help investigations about the accident’s case.
This accident comes after A light aircraft belonging to a medical aid organization in Nairobi died at the beginning of this week..
He reported that nine people were killed in local media when he collided with a train in the town of Naivasha on Thursday. According to media reports, seven people were killed in another accident near Nairobi on Saturday.
Between 2020 and 2021, Kenya road deaths increased by more than 20%. In 2021, more than 4,500 people were killed and more than 16,000 injured.
Additional reporting by Cachella Smith
