Eleven people have been feared dead after a Kisumu-Nairobi Highway accident involving a bus and a lorry that occurred today at Othoo area in Nyando sub-county
According to reports, the two vehicles collided head on and scores others sustained serious injuries after the collision. However, eleven were confirmed dead on the spot.
Nyanza Regional Traffic Enforcement Officer Allan Mwangi has confirmed the incident saying dozens of other passengers were admitted at Ahero Sub-county Hospital and others at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).
The Kisumu-Nairobi Highway Accident happened at around 0230 hrs that involved the Supermetro bus and a lorry. 53 passengers from both the bus and the lorry sustained injuries in the process. The casualties reported include two women, 8 men and a teenage boy.
The bus was headed to Nairobi when the Kisumu-Nairobi Highway accident occurred and was trying to overtake and in the process hit the lorry head on causing the unfortunate incident.
Both vehicles have been taken to ahero police Station while the injured have been rushed to hospital as casualties taken to mortuary pending alert to families.