Several people are feared dead and dozens more injured following a grisly road accident involving a Royal Liner bus along the Kisumu-Busia highway, near Lela in Maseno.
According to preliminary reports, the accident occurred as the bus attempted to overtake at a sharp corner when it was struck from behind by a flatbed trailer.
The impact reportedly caused a chain collision involving a fuel tanker.
Eyewitness accounts and video footage from the scene show extensive damage to the bus, with the driver’s side completely torn apart.
Emergency response teams, including police and medical personnel, responded swiftly to rescue trapped passengers and manage the crowd.
While the exact number of casualties remains unconfirmed, authorities have reported multiple injuries and feared fatalities.
The crash comes amid a concerning rise in road accidents across the country. Just a day earlier, an ENA Coach bus travelling from Nairobi to Migori was involved in a deadly collision in Mai Mahiu when a trailer lost its brakes and rammed into the bus.
That incident left two people dead an adult woman and a child after the bus overturned in the Escarpments area.
In yet another recent tragedy, a school bus carrying mourners overturned at the Coptic Roundabout on the Kisumu-Kakamega Road.
The August 8 accident claimed 21 lives on the spot, with the death toll later rising to 26 as more victims succumbed to injuries in hospital.
Initial investigations suggest the driver lost control before the vehicle veered off the road and overturned.
Authorities have urged drivers, particularly those operating long-distance and heavy-duty vehicles, to exercise extreme caution, especially along known black spots and hazardous stretches of road.
Investigations into the Maseno crash are ongoing, and further details, including the number of fatalities, are expected to be released once official reports are compiled.
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