At least 14 people have lost their lives following a grisly road accident along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Thursday afternoon.
The crash occurred at the Kayole Bridge in Naivasha when a Pwani University bus reportedly lost control and collided with a public service vehicle.
14 people died on the spot, with Naivasha Deputy County Commissioner Kisilu Mutua indicating that the fatalities could be higher since the rescue and recovery operation was still on.
He observed that more bodies could be trapped in the wreckage of the university bus and a 14-seater matatu.
An eyewitness said the bus driver lost control and hit a matatu that was joining the road after picking up a passenger.
“It seemed like the bus had a break failure because the driver was hooting continuously as it cruised downhill,” the witness said.
Pwani University Deputy Vice Chancellor James Kahindi said students were heading to the Chepkoilel campus in Eldoret for a national sports event when the accident occurred.
He said two buses left Kilifi with 120 learners, four drivers and one sports officer.
“The students left the school this morning and on reaching Naivasha, they had an accident. We have asked our chief security officer, who was in Nairobi on official duty, to go there and give us more information so we can inform the public. We are in Kilifi, relying on information from other people,” he said.
Both the bus and the matatu were heading towards Nakuru.
