Several passengers escaped by a whisker after a 60-seater coast bus they were traveling in went up in flames mid-journey in the early morning incident.
According to reports, the coast bus caught fire as a result of technical failure as preliminary investigations suggest with passengers quickly rushing out of the bus after they realised the bus was in flames.
Reports indicate that only minor injuries were sustained by few passengers as they were rushing out of the bus that belongs to Coast Bus company around Mtito Andei along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
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By the time fire fighters had been dispatched to the scene, the fire had spread and consumed the whole bus that was by then stopped by the road sidemaking it pointless but they still managed to put oyt the remaining fire.
The affected passengers who were travelling on the bus are said to have been allocated other buses and continued with their journey leaving the burning bus up in flames.
It is reported that a tire burst caused the bus to go up in flames after it started from the hind wheels and before the driver knew the next course of action, the bus was already engulfed as passengers rushed to exit the bus.
This comes months after another Mombasa Bound bus from Tahmeed company also caught fire mid-journey when it burst into flames with passengers inside. Luckily, they were evacuated before any major tragedy happened.
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“We are deeply sorry to inform you that one of our buses travelling from Kitale to Malindi experienced a fire incident earlier today. The bus caught fire around 4:00 AM near the Voi area; Tahmeed Bus Company said at the time.