The Canada Brief

World · 9 d ago

A matatu minibus in Nairobi, Kenya

AEira-WMF · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Kenya bus crash kills at least 24 on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway

A bus carrying mourners home from a funeral collided with a cement truck on Sunday morning. Another 24 people were injured.

What we know

  • At least 24 dead, 24 injured
  • Bus and cement truck collided

Not yet

  • Cause of the crash
  • Who was at fault

The cause is under investigation. Officials say the bus driver tried to overtake, though one survivor said the truck hit the bus from behind.

Killed in an Oct 3 crash on the same road

17 people

It is the second deadly crash on the highway in three weeks. The transport minister promised tougher enforcement against speeding and unsafe overtaking.