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At least 22 killed in bus and truck crash in Kenya
At least 22 people died when a bus and truck collided on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday.
About 24 people were injured and taken for treatment, and the death toll could rise.
The passengers were returning to Mombasa after a funeral in western Kenya.
The crash happened on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, where 17 people died in another accident three weeks earlier.
The cause is unclear: one passenger said a truck hit the bus from behind, while the transport safety authority suspected improper overtaking based on information that the vehicles collided head-on.
The crash site is a designated accident black spot, and the authority has made recommendations to address safety concerns.
At least 22 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, October 25, police said.
About 24 people were injured and receiving treatment, according to a hospital official quoted by AP.
The passengers were returning from a funeral in western Kenya to Mombasa.
The cause of the crash remains unclear, with a passenger and the transport safety authority describing different accounts of the collision.
The crash happened three weeks after 17 people died in another accident on the same highway.
- Who
- At least 22 people were killed and about 24 were injured. The passengers were returning from a funeral.
- What
- A bus collided with a truck.
- When
- Sunday, October 25, 2026.
- Where
- On Kenya’s main highway in Makueni County, on the route linking Nairobi and Mombasa.
- Why
- The circumstances remain unclear. A passenger said a truck hit the bus from behind, while the transport safety authority suspected improper overtaking.
Passenger account
National Transport and Safety Authority assessment
Collision
Passenger account
Passenger Spenza Mudave said a truck hit the bus from behind, causing it to roll.
National Transport and Safety Authority assessment
The authority suspected improper overtaking, based on information that the vehicles collided head-on.
A separate accident on the same highway killed 17 people.
A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway, killing at least 22 people and injuring others.
- Deaths
- At least 22
- Injuries
- About 24, according to a hospital official quoted by AP
- Location
- Makueni County, Kenya
- Route
- Highway linking Nairobi and Mombasa
- Previous crash
- 17 people killed on the same highway three weeks earlier
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What people are saying
I cannot recall what exactly happened. The last thing I remember is that we were all wailing and calling on motorists to come to our rescue. I don’t know the fate of my two children who were on the bus,