Following an accident involving a bus and a lorry at the Othoo locality in Nyando sub-county along the Kisumu – Nairobi Highway, eleven deaths have been officially reported.
After the 2:30 am accident, several additional passengers were admitted to Ahero Sub-county Hospital and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH), according to Nyanza Regional Traffic Enforcement Officer Allan Mwangi, who confirmed the occurrence.
Two ladies, eight men, and a teenage boy are among the deceased. 53 passengers have been injured in all as a result of the collision.
The bus was trying to overtake an approaching lorry when it crashed head-on, killing all 11 people instantaneously, according to Mwangi. The vehicle was heading towards Nairobi.
Tow trucks have taken the two vehicles to the police station in Ahero.
