Provincial
13 killed in Mwingi accident
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka (left) and assistant minister for Defence David Musila (2nd from left) with one of the accident victims at Mwingi hospital on September 19, 2011. Photo/VPPS
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Monday, September 19 2011 at 12:14
Posted Monday, September 19 2011 at 12:14
At least 13 people died and several others were seriously injured when a bus lost control on the Mwingi-Garissa road on Monday morning.
The 62-seater bus veered off the road and rolled near Nguni market.
The Kenya Red Cross reported that of the 33 passengers who were injured, 30 were treated and discharged while three others remained admitted at Mwingi Hospital.
The Red Cross said the dead included five men, five women and three children.
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