Multiple Feared Dead as Royal Liner Bus Crashes Into Trailer on Kisumu–Busia Highway

Royal Liner bus involved in an accident along the Kisumu-Busia highway

Multiple people are feared dead and many others injured after a Royal Liner bus crashed along the Kisumu-Busia highway while attempting to overtake at a sharp bend.

A flatbed trailer reportedly hit the bus from behind in a collision that also included a fuel tanker near Lela in Maseno.

According to reports, several individuals were injured, and there was an unspecified number of fatalities at the time of publishing this article.

The impact caused significant damage and scraping to the driver's side of the bus.

Police officers and other first responders were observed at the location, assisting with passenger rescues and crowd management.

The crash occurred just a day after another tragic incident involving an ENA Coach bus, which was hit by a trailer that had lost its brakes.

This incident resulted into two fatalities an adult female passenger and a minor.

Elsewhere, a tragic accident that led to thr death of 26 passengers occurred along the Kisumu- Kakamega highway.

According to reports the accident occurred after a bus that was ferrying mourners from Nyahera to Nyakach tried to negotiate a corner at the coptic blackspot.

Following the rise in road accidents in different parts of the country, both the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Police Service (NPS) have pledged to investigate the incidents thoroughly and strengthen the enforcement of road safety regulations.

In a Sunday statement, the NPS announced plans to work with other stakeholders to implement a multi-faceted strategy to reduce the rising number of road accidents.

"Our efforts will include speed monitoring of public service vehicles and commercial trucks, enforcement against overloading of goods and excess passengers, cracking down on PSVs operating outside their licensed routes, and conducting anti-drunk-driving operations," read the statement.