Four people were Friday, March 1 killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a tuktuk in the Ahero area, Kisumu County.
Police said the accident happened at about 11 pm along Ahero-Awasi road and involved a long-distance bus and a tuk-tuk.
Witnesses said the bus driver was trying to overtake a lorry that was ahead of him when he collided with an oncoming tuk-tuk.
The bus was headed in Awasi's direction at the time of the accident.
Police and witnesses said the bus dragged the tuk-tuk for a few meters before stalling killing the driver and all three passengers. No serious injuries were reported by the bus occupants.
Police arrived at the scene, moved the bodies to the mortuary and detained the bus and the driver as part of the probe into the accident. The stretch is notorious for fatal accidents.
This comes amid surging cases of fatal accidents. It came hours after two people were killed in a collision between a bus and a fuel tanker in Busia.
There is a campaign to address the menace in the country.
Road accidents across the country have claimed 649 lives since the year started, according to data from the National Transport and Safety Authority.
The accidents happened between January 1 to February 20, 2024, which is an increase compared to the 623 recorded during the same period in 2023.
Pedestrians lead in fatalities at 252, compared with 190 recorded last year.
Following are motorcyclists recording 152 deaths marking a slight decrease compared to 177 in 2023.
In 2024, at least 125 passengers have lost their lives in road crashes compared to 114 in 2023.
Some 43 drivers have lost their lives in road accidents.
This is a decrease compared to 59 in the same period last year.
Pillion passengers recorded 61 deaths compared to 71 witnessed last year.
This year, only 10 pedal cyclists have died from an accident within the period under review compared to 12 recorded in 2023.
In an earlier report, NTSA had listed 13 leading causes of accidents in 2023.
NTSA revealed that losing control was one of the main causes of road crashes, accounting for 929 deaths.
Cause not traced accounted for 575 road deaths followed by lane indiscipline at 491.
Overtaking improperly led to 443 accidents while misjudging clearance, distance, or speed resulted in 310 deaths.
Inappropriate speed accounted for 274 road crashes, and other apparent errors of judgment or negligence accounted for 219 deaths.
Also, stepping, walking, or running off the footpath or verge onto the road resulted in 121 deaths while crossing roads not masked by stationary vehicles accounted for 73 deaths.
Turning without due care accounted for 84 deaths, swerving had 58, walking or standing on the road had 60 and brake failure resulted in 45 deaths
In the same report, Saturdays were the most dangerous day of the week to travel in Kenya in 2023.
