Improper overtaking may have caused 22 deaths in Kenya
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
A head-on collision between a public transport vehicle and a commercial vehicle killed 22 people near Mtito Andei, Kenya, on 25 October. Kenya’s transport authority cites improper overtaking and continues its investigation with police, while several injured people are in hospital, according to Tuko.
The Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) believes improper overtaking may have caused the head-on collision that killed 22 people on Sunday at Kanga, near Mtito Andei, on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Its investigation team is working with the police to reconstruct the circumstances of the accident, according to Tuko.
A public transport vehicle and a commercial vehicle were involved in the crash. Several injured passengers are receiving treatment, while the NTSA expressed its condolences to the victims’ families and wished the survivors a speedy recovery, reports Tuko.
The investigation follows the collision between a bus and a lorry near Mtito Andei, announced on 25 October, which put the death toll at 22. It also follows the accident on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, which killed 17 people on 4 October.
