Nairobi, Kenya—A long-distance passenger bus collided head-on with a commercial lorry along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway on October 5, 2026, leaving six passengers dead and over a dozen others injured.
The crash occurred in the early hours near a known high-risk stretch in Makueni County, where the inter-county bus was travelling toward the coast.
Eyewitnesses reported that the bus attempted to overtake a stationary vehicle before swerving directly into the path of the oncoming heavy freight truck. The impact crushed the front driver-side section of the passenger coach, trapping occupants inside the crumpled wreckage.
Traffic police, local volunteers, and regional medical teams responded to the scene to pull survivors from the mangled metal framework. First responders confirmed six people died instantly from the severity of the crash impact.
Emergency crews loaded fourteen injured passengers—several in critical condition—into regional ambulances for urgent transport to the county referral hospital. Fire personnel worked with hydraulic gear for nearly two hours to extract the driver’s body from the driver compartment.
National Transport and Safety Authority officials arrived to initiate a formal technical investigation into the crash mechanics and speed logs. Police officers diverted long-haul container trucks onto single-lane detours to prevent gridlock along the main logistics corridor.
Mechanics towed both heavy vehicles to a nearby police station for mechanical inspection, focusing on braking systems and steering column integrity.
Local administrative leaders repeated calls for expanded dual-carriageway infrastructure along the highway section to reduce head-on collisions.
Police officers remain at the scene clearing debris and monitoring traffic flow along the highway corridor.
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