50 passengers killed in Kenya bus crash

Young journalists club

News ID: 30052
Publish Date: 22:40 - 10 October 2018
TEHRAN, October 10 -At least 50 people were killed in a bus crash between Nairobi and Kenya's western city of Kisumu on Wednesday (October 10), police confirmed.

50 passengers killed in Kenya bus crashTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Police commandant James Mugera confirmed that 31 men, 12 women and 7 children were among the dead. The survivors were taken to nearby hospitals.

Witnesses said the bus swerved off the road while driving down a steep slope, adding that the driver may have lost control of the bus.

Luggage belonging to passengers was scattered around the scene of the crash and the roof of the bus was ripped off as the bus overturned.

President Uhuru Kenyatta said authorities were investigating what he called a catastrophic incident.

Police said they were investigating the cause of the accident.

(Source: Reuters)

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