kenya Bus Mishap
Kenya: Bus mishap leaves 34 people dead
Nairobi: At least 34 died as a bus plunged into River Nithi in Tharaka Nithi region of Kenya on Sunday, media reports said.
The driver of the Modern Coast bus lost control of the vehicle, plunging into the river along the Meru - Mombasa highway, reports The Star.
Eastern Regional Commissioner Evans Achoki told The Star on Monday morning that the fatalities had increased to 34.
"We have so far accounted for 40 passengers and we will continue search and rescue to establish if others were trapped below the bus or swept away or were taken to other hospitals that we have not been able to establish," he said
Achoki warned drivers to exercise caution as they approach the Nithi bridge.
"This is a black spot and we have warnings to show that this is a black spot. We have agreed with the Kenya National Highways Authority that we are going to increase more signs to warn motorists," he said.
Tharaka Nithi county commissioner Robert Komora told the newspaper 10 people are being treated with serious injuries.
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