The death toll from a head-on collision involving a bus and a lorry along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway has risen to 22 after two more victims succumbed to their injuries.
The accident occurred at around 7am on Sunday in the Kanga area, past Mtito Andei, when the bus collided head-on with the lorry.
Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif had earlier confirmed that 20 people had died in the crash before two more victims succumbed to their injuries, raising the death toll to 22.
Several other passengers sustained injuries in the accident and were rushed to Mtito Andei Sub-County Hospital, where they received medical attention.
Meanwhile, the bodies of those who died in the crash were taken to the hospital’s mortuary as authorities continued to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.
The circumstances that led to the collision remain unclear, and further details are yet to be established.
The crash adds to concerns over road safety along the busy Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, a major transport corridor used by passenger buses, trucks and other vehicles travelling between the capital and the Coast.
