Kenya bus crash kills at least 24 as government vows road safety crackdown
A bus crash in Kenya involving mourners returning from a funeral has killed at least 24 people. The government has pledged a road safety crackdown following this and other recent fatal accidents on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
Why it matters
The incident highlights critical infrastructure and road safety challenges in Kenya, prompting urgent government policy responses.
Church mourners die on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa Highway weeks after another crash killed 17 people.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Kenyan police officers look on as a bus involved in a deadly collision with a truck on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway sits at a police station in Makueni County, Kenya, on October 25, 2026 [AP Photo] By Al Jazeera Staff and AP Published On 25 Oct 2026 25 Oct 2026 A bus carrying mourners has collided with a truck on a major highway in southeastern Kenya , killing at least 24 people, police say.
The crash happened in the Kanga area near Mtito Andei, on the road linking the capital, Nairobi, to the coastal city of Mombasa, at about 7:45am (04:45 GMT) on Sunday, October 25.
Another 24 people were injured, hospital officials said.
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