At least four people have been confirmed dead and scores injured in a series of road accidents reported on Friday night across parts of Kenya.
In Homa Bay County, four people died after two matatus collided head-on at Maembe Mbili in Nyakwere along the Katito-Kendu Bay road.
The crash left 21 other people injured, including one who was in critical condition at Russia Hospital. The injured were initially taken to Pap Onditi Sub-County Hospital before being transferred for further treatment.
Members of the Awasi Bunge La Wananchi were among those injured, the chapter's president, Jimpery Omollo, confirmed in a statement.
Wreckage of two PSV matatus after a head-on collision at the Maembe Mbili area in Nyakweree on the Katito-Kendu Bay road on Friday, October 16.
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“We wish to send our heartfelt message of quick recovery to our two members who were involved in a tragic road accident today at Maembe Mbili, Homa Bay County,” Omollo stated.
Witnesses said the two 18-seater matatus were carrying passengers, including students whose schools had closed.
In a separate incident, passengers travelling on a long-distance bus escaped with minor injuries after the vehicle collided with a sand-carrying lorry along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
Images and videos reviewed by Kenyans.co.ke showed extensive damage to the front of the lorry, including a crushed bumper.
The bus sustained damage to its passenger side, with its windscreen partially broken and part of the front damaged. It was travelling to Siaya at the time of the crash. No deaths had been reported by the time of publication.
Meanwhile, several passengers were reportedly injured after an Easy Coach bus and a Simba matatu were involved in a serious crash at Nyosia along the Kisii-Keroka road.
Emergency responders and members of the public rushed to the scene to rescue passengers trapped in the wreckage.
Photos and videos from the scene showed the bus lying on one side of the road, while the 14-seater matatu was on the opposite side. The matatu's front was extensively damaged, while no significant damage to the bus was immediately visible.
Another crash was reported near Ronya Hospital in Nyosia, about 200 metres from the Easy Coach bus accident. Initial reports indicated that two Probox vans and a motorcycle collided, leaving several people injured. The injured were taken to hospital.
Aftermath of an accident involving a Guardian Angel bus and a lorry along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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