That highway slaughter spot just claimed more lives. An early morning head-on collision between a Grenline bus and a Nanyuki Cabs shuttle near Karai on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway killed nine people immediately. Naivasha police commander Wilson Sigei confirmed the bus driver was overtaking when the crash occurred. Eight victims were in the shuttle, while a small child on the bus also died.
This specific stretch of road was where politician Cyrus Jirongo died weeks prior. Sigei cited speeding as a persistent issue there. Witnesses saw a salon car abruptly enter the highway from Eagol Petrol station, causing the bus to swerve into the oncoming lane.
Bus passengers later reported the driver had appeared drowsy since leaving Nakuru, with two conductors trying to keep him awake. Naivasha hospital treated thirty-five injured persons, five of them children. The final death count reached ten, with five patients in critical condition.
This specific stretch of road was where politician Cyrus Jirongo died weeks prior. Sigei cited speeding as a persistent issue there. Witnesses saw a salon car abruptly enter the highway from Eagol Petrol station, causing the bus to swerve into the oncoming lane.
Bus passengers later reported the driver had appeared drowsy since leaving Nakuru, with two conductors trying to keep him awake. Naivasha hospital treated thirty-five injured persons, five of them children. The final death count reached ten, with five patients in critical condition.
