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A tragic accident in Kenya left 21 people dead after a bus carrying mourners returning from a funeral overturned. The crash occurred along a winding road, with authorities citing speeding and poor road conditions as possible causes. Several passengers were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. Local officials have called for urgent road safety measures to prevent similar incidents, as investigations into the exact cause of the accident continue.
A tragic bus accident in southwestern Kenya claimed the lives of at least 21 people Friday evening when a vehicle carrying mourners from a funeral overturned and plunged into a ditch, authorities said.
The bus was traveling from the western town of Kakamega to the city of Kisumu when the driver lost control while approaching a roundabout at high speed, said Peter Maina, regional traffic enforcement officer for Nyanza Province. The crash killed 10 women, 10 men, and a 10-year-old girl.
Road accidents are frequent in Kenya and across East Africa, where narrow, poorly maintained roads riddled with potholes pose constant hazards. Police often cite speeding as a major cause of such deadly incidents.
The Kisumu crash comes just a day after another fatal accident in Naivasha, Nakuru County, where nine people were killed when a bus carrying 32 workers collided at a railway crossing, police reported.
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Source: NDTV
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