- A 60-seater bus transporting mourners from Kisumu crashed at Migaa along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway early Sunday morning
- Kenya Red Cross confirmed at least 17 people sustained injuries, with one casualty trapped for over an hour before being extricated
- Emergency teams from Kenya Red Cross Nakuru Branch, Kenya Police and Molo ambulance services launched a coordinated rescue operation at the scene
Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nakuru - At least 17 people sustained serious injuries early Sunday morning, October 18, after a bus ferrying mourners from Kisumu overturned at Migaa along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.
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Preliminary reports indicate the accident occurred at approximately 12:30 am, less than a kilometre from Sachangwan Centre. The vehicle involved was a 60-seater bus.
Emergency response at Migaa scene
The Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident and said its Nakuru Branch mounted a swift response alongside Kenya Police officers, Molo ambulance teams and members of the local community.
"A vehicle carrying mourners from Kisumu crashed at Migaa along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway, injuring 17. Our Nakuru Branch, Kenya Police, Molo ambulance teams and the community responded, with one casualty extricated after being trapped for over an hour. Traffic now flowing normally. Drive safely," the Kenya Red Cross said in a statement.
One passenger required a prolonged rescue effort, having been trapped inside the wreckage for more than an hour before emergency personnel managed to free them. All 17 injured persons were subsequently rushed to hospital for medical attention.
Authorities had not yet determined what caused the crash by the time of publication.
The Nakuru-Eldoret Highway is a major arterial route heavily used by commercial vehicles, including heavy-duty trucks. By Sunday morning, traffic was flowing normally along the stretch where the accident occurred.
What caused the deadly Meru-Nkubu road accident?
In a related development in Kenya, four people were killed and 16 others injured after a lorry carrying compost manure lost control and rammed into vehicles, pedestrians and boda boda riders along the Meru-Nkubu Road on Thursday night, October 8.
The accident occurred in the Riverland area as the lorry reportedly suffered brake failure while descending a slope towards Nkubu.
The impact damaged several vehicles and motorcycles, with the injured rushed to Meru Level 5 Hospital for treatment.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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