Accidents of the week: Over 40 injured after bus overturns Segecha area

The Star compiled most grisly road accidents that occurred this week.

In Summary
  • A public service bus was stoned by angry onlookers after it hit a boda boda rider on Saturday. 

  • The accident occurred at the James Gichuru junction in Nairobi.

Bus overturned along Nakuru- Kericho highway on July 4,2023.
Bus overturned along Nakuru- Kericho highway on July 4,2023.
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Over 40 people injured after a bus overturned on the Nakuru-Kericho highway 

Several passengers were injured following a road accident along Nakuru- Kericho highway on Tuesday.

The accident occurred after the Ena Coach bus which was travelling from Nairobi heading to Kisumu overturned at the Segecha area near Mau Summit interchange.

The bus was carrying 51 passengers among them 37 students from 16 different schools who were on their way to school after the mid-term break.

The driver lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road on the left side as you face Kericho from Mau Summit's general direction. 

Five passengers sustained serious injuries while 36 passengers sustained minor injuries. 

A bus with broken windows after it was stoned because it hit a boda boda rider along James Gichuru Road in Nairobi on July 8, 2023.
A bus with broken windows after it was stoned because it hit a boda boda rider along James Gichuru Road in Nairobi on July 8, 2023.
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A bus with broken windows after it was stoned because it hit a boda boda rider along James Gichuru Road in Nairobi on July 8, 2023.
A bus with broken windows after it was stoned because it hit a boda boda rider along James Gichuru Road in Nairobi on July 8, 2023.
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Bus stoned after knocking boda boda rider 

A public service bus was stoned by angry onlookers after it hit a boda boda rider on Saturday. 

The accident occurred at the James Gichuru junction in Nairobi. The windows to the bus were all left broken after the incident. 

A bus that rolled along the Marua-Karatina highway with 11 passengers on July 7, 2023.
A bus that rolled along the Marua-Karatina highway with 11 passengers on July 7, 2023.
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Vehicle rolls at Marua-Karatina Highway 

Two people succumbed to their injuries after they were involved in a road accident on the Marua-Karatina Highway on Friday. 

The private vehicle, a T. Voxy, rolled with 11 passengers on board.

A bus that rolled along the Marua-Karatina highway with 11 passengers on July 7, 2023.
A bus that rolled along the Marua-Karatina highway with 11 passengers on July 7, 2023.
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Remains of a matatu after it got into an accident along the Eldoret Kapsabet highway on July 6, 2023.
Remains of a matatu after it got into an accident along the Eldoret Kapsabet highway on July 6, 2023.
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Eldoret-Kapsabet road accident 

A road accident occured along the Eldoret Kapsabet highway on Thursday. 

The accident took place at the bridge near quarry just after the Moi International Airport. 

A matatu that was involved in the accident was badly damaged. 

Traffic as a crowd gathers at the scene of an accident along the Eldoret Kapsabet highway on July 6, 2023.
Traffic as a crowd gathers at the scene of an accident along the Eldoret Kapsabet highway on July 6, 2023.
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