Two die, 49 injured in Kinungi road accident
Good Samaritans help mourners trapped inside the Homa Bay-bound bus that crashed at Kinungi killing one child and injuring 44 people on April 3, 2016. The bus was ferrying Nairobi SDA church members to a funeral in Homa Bay when it overturned. PHOTO | MACHARIA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The bus was ferrying 58 church members from Nairobi's Kibera SDA church to a funeral in Homa Bay County.
- According to a survivor, Mr Nicholas Adipo, the driver lost control of the vehicle in the steep area after the brakes failed.
- One person in critical condition has been referred to Nakuru Level Five Hospital for specialised treatment.
Two people have died including a child and 49 others injured after a bus they were travelling in crashed near Kinungi at the Naivasha-Nairobi highway.
The bus was ferrying 58 believers from Nairobi's Kibera SDA church to a funeral in Homa Bay County.
One person in critical condition has been referred to Nakuru Level Five Hospital for specialised treatment, Dr Joseph Mburu the medical superintendent at Naivasha Hospital has confirmed.
According to a survivor, Mr Nicholas Adipo, the driver lost control of the vehicle after the brakes failed.
Mr Adipo said he realised they were in danger after the vehicle started cruising in high speed in the steep area following the brake failure.
“He swerved from the tarmac as he avoided hitting vehicles ahead of him and oncoming traffic,” said Mr Adipo.
The Homa Bay bound bus that crashed near Kinungi on the Naivasha-Nairobi highway on April 3, 2016 killing two people and injuring 49 others. PHOTO | MACHARIA MWANGI | PHOTO
Mr Adipo said the bus skidded and overturned before gliding over 100 metres.
“I was lucky to have escaped unhurt and was among those pulling my church mates trapped inside the bus,” he said.
He said they were supposed to have left Nairobi early Sunday morning but they vehicle delayed.
