Several people are feared dead following a grisly road accident involving two vehicles along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway near Mtito Andei on Sunday, October 25.
The Sunday morning accident caused a standstill along the busy highway as travellers and passersby gathered near the scene.
According to reports, the crash involved a trailer and a passenger bus travelling in opposite directions.
Images seen by Kenyans.co.ke showed several people believed to have been travelling in the bus lying motionless on the road, with some feared dead.
An image of an accident along the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway near Mtito Andei on October 25, 2026
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Rescue efforts were reportedly underway, with authorities working to evacuate injured passengers and transport them to nearby hospitals.
The circumstances surrounding the crash and the exact number of casualties had not been officially confirmed by the time of publication, with authorities expected to issue a statement.
The incident adds to the increasing number of road accidents along the same route, which have claimed several lives in the recent past.
On Friday night, two people, members of the same family, lost their lives along the same route, near Mtito Andei, after their newly acquired Probox, which they were driving from Mombasa, rammed into a trailer. The third person was in critical condition and is receiving treatment.