25 dead as bus carrying mourners overturns in Kenya

[Starmix]

According to the report, at least 25 people were killed on Friday when a 51-seater bus transporting mourners overturned in western Kenya, police reported.

The report also stated that Nyanza Regional Traffic Commander Peter Maina told reporters that the victims were mourners returning from a funeral when the bus lost control and overturned at a known blackspot, marking one of the region’s deadliest accidents in 2025. The site, known as the Coptic Roundabout, is in Kisumu County, about 350 kilometers (217 miles) northwest of Nairobi.

It has been reported that Kenya has seen a rise in fatal road accidents this year, with police blaming speeding, reckless driving, and poorly maintained vehicles for many of the tragedies.

In addition, the accident comes one day after a twin tragedy in Kenya’s transport sector, when a light aircraft crashed into residential buildings in central Kenya, killing six. A train in Naivasha also rammed a staff bus belonging to the Kenya Pipeline Company, killing eight workers.


Source: PNA

 

[Sanjeev]

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Its a very sad incident. The government need to find the cause when the road accidents are increasing day by day there.

 

[Starmix]

It was indeed scary. Those fatalities have just attended a funeral and in a blink of an eye, they perished due to a road mishap. The bus lost control and overturned at a known black spot, it seemed the drover was also at fault.

 

[eLdavis]

It is well, from one to another, the sadness won't end. May their souls rest in peace though. News likes are usually sad to hear.

 

[Starmix]

Since the road is a factor in a series of road accidents in Kenya, the government must not sleep. He must solve the problem to avoid a road mishap in the coming days.