Bungoma: Several Feared Dead as Greenline Bus from Nairobi Collides with Truck at Bukembe
- On Sunday, July 20, multiple vehicles, including a Greenline bus, crashed near Bukembe Market along the Webuye-Bungoma Highway
- Video from the scene captured passengers wailing in pain as witnesses narrated what might have led to the accident
- The accident was horrific, as photos from the scene show the private car completely mangled, with glass shards scattered across the interior
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Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Bungoma - A horrible accident involving multiple vehicles has occurred near Bukembe Market along the Webuye-Bungoma Highway.
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The Sunday, July 20, 4am accident involved four vehicles—a Greenline bus carrying over 65 passengers, a saloon car, a trailer, and a lorry.
Which vehicles were involved in the Bukembe accident?
The initial incident involved a head-on collision between a small private vehicle and a bread delivery truck at Roja Village Resort.
According to witnesses, the driver of the car died on the spot, while a female passenger sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital.
Shortly after the first crash, a Greenline bus travelling at high speed from Nairobi reportedly rammed into the already stationary truck at the scene.
After the collision, the PSV bus, which had 65 passengers, lost control and rolled several times, intensifying the devastation.
What caused the Bukembe accident?
Video from the scene, seen by TUKO.co.ke, shows how horrific the accident was, as passengers could be heard wailing in pain.
Police have not released a statement on the number of casualties, but witnesses said several passengers were rushed to nearby hospitals with serious injuries.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the driver of the small car may have been driving under the influence because an alcoholic beverage (a Smirnoff Ice can) was found inside the wrecked vehicle.
Photos from the scene show the private car completely mangled, with glass shards scattered across the interior and the windscreen shattered.
Local authorities are currently investigating the cause of the accident, while families and loved ones anxiously wait for updates.
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Other recent road accidents
- A speeding lorry struck and killed a mother and her daughter in Korompoi along the Namanga Highway, in Kajiado county.
- In Nairobi county, a primary school pupil died after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Dagoretti South Constituency while heading home.
- In Homa Bay county, a boda boda rider died in a horrific accident at Misambi area, in Rachuonyo East sub-county.
How did the Ngata Bridge accident happen?
In other sad news, two people died following a horrible accident along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway on Thursday, July 17.
The tragic crash involved a trailer and a 14-seater public service vehicle, matatu, belonging to Rongai Line Sacco.
The lorry hit the PSV matatu, which was parked at a stage, from behind at Ngata Bridge, before both vehicles rolled down.
A mother and child were killed on the spot a few moments after they had stopped the matatu in order to board.
Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
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