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Dozens killed in bus and lorry road crash in Kenya | Dozens killed in bus and lorry road crash in Kenya |
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At least 36 people have died in a head-on collision between a lorry and a Nairobi-bound bus on a notoriously dangerous road near Migaa in Kenya. | At least 36 people have died in a head-on collision between a lorry and a Nairobi-bound bus on a notoriously dangerous road near Migaa in Kenya. |
Local officials said the accident happened at 03:00 (0:00 GMT), and the bus was speeding and in the wrong lane. | Local officials said the accident happened at 03:00 (0:00 GMT), and the bus was speeding and in the wrong lane. |
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ranked Kenya as one of the world's worst countries for road safety. | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ranked Kenya as one of the world's worst countries for road safety. |
Police believe over 100 people have died in the same area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway in recent weeks. | Police believe over 100 people have died in the same area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway in recent weeks. |
The bus was reportedly carrying 46 passengers to Nairobi from the western town of Busia when the accident happened. | The bus was reportedly carrying 46 passengers to Nairobi from the western town of Busia when the accident happened. |
"I was asleep when the accident occurred and all I heard was a loud bang and screams from all over before I was helped out," a passenger who survived the crash told a local radio station. | "I was asleep when the accident occurred and all I heard was a loud bang and screams from all over before I was helped out," a passenger who survived the crash told a local radio station. |
Both vehicles' drivers are said to be among the dead, with the youngest victim reportedly a three-year-old child. | Both vehicles' drivers are said to be among the dead, with the youngest victim reportedly a three-year-old child. |
The Kenyan Red Cross said on Twitter that 18 passengers from the bus were taken to hospital with serious injuries. | The Kenyan Red Cross said on Twitter that 18 passengers from the bus were taken to hospital with serious injuries. |
Six of the injured later died, officials say. | Six of the injured later died, officials say. |
Police say the accident on Sunday is the worst on the highway in the month of December. | Police say the accident on Sunday is the worst on the highway in the month of December. |
The National Transport and Safety Authority announced an immediate ban on overnight travel for long-distance buses following Sunday's crash. | |
Earlier this month Kenyan officials announced the road was going to be renovated into a dual carriageway in 2018, in order to try and minimise accidents on the deadly stretch. | Earlier this month Kenyan officials announced the road was going to be renovated into a dual carriageway in 2018, in order to try and minimise accidents on the deadly stretch. |
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