A Nairobi-bound passenger service vehicle has burnt after it caught fire a long Nairobi-Mombasa highway in Makueni County.
Eastern regional police commander Joseph Ole Napeiyan said the 44-seater bus belonging to Buscar Bus Company had 27 passengers aboard when the incident happened in the Mogingo area early Monday.
Napeiyan said there were neither injuries nor casualties following the incident as all passengers were evacuated safely.
He said the matter was reported to Mtito Andei police station as a fire incident report.
"It occurred at 3.35 am and reported by other road users that there was a bus belonging to Buscar Bus Company which was on fire. Police responded to the scene and established that a bus registration number KCN 059A luxury Minibus with a capacity of 44 seats on board 27 passengers, driven by Daniel Menza Katana was heading towards Nairobi general direction along the Nairobi - Mombasa highway while at Mogingo area caught fire and lastly flames up," Napeiyan told the Star by phone early Monday.
"All the passengers were safely evacuated with no injuries during the incident," Napeiyan said.
The police chief said the fire was suspected to have been caused by faulty wiring.
He said efforts to remove the carnage from the road as well as mobilisation of passengers to leave the scene of the incident were ongoing.
