[PHOTOS] Three dead, 15 injured in Mombasa Road accident

Police said the trio which includes the driver of a 46-passenger service vehicle, died on the spot

by GEORGE OWITI

News23 November 2025 - 15:10

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The accident, involving the matatu and a truck, happened at Mua Bridge in the Kyumbi area at about 6.30 am on Sunday.
The wreckage was towed to Kyumbi Police Station for inspection and further action

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Three people have died and 15 others injured in a road traffic accident along the Nairobi–Mombasa highway in Athi River, Machakos County.

Athi River East Subcounty Police Commander Anderson Mbae said the trio, which includes the driver of a 46-passenger service vehicle, died on the spot.

The accident, involving the matatu and a truck, happened at Mua Bridge in the Kyumbi area at about 6.30 am on Sunday.

Mbae said one Mulandi Mumbua, 46, was driving an unregistered motor vehicle with dealer number KD 2167, a HOWO lorry, from the Mombasa direction while using the wrong side of the road, blocking oncoming vehicles from Nairobi.

He collided head-on with a Mitsubishi FF matatu, registration number KCG 846A, driven by David Muli, 41, who was heading from Nairobi with 17 fare-paying passengers.

“After the accident, the matatu's driver, a 32-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man died on the spot, while 15 others sustained injuries of various nature,” Mbae told the Star by phone on Sunday.

The police boss said the injured were rushed to Machakos Level 5 Hospital for treatment.

He said the three bodies were taken to the same hospital’s mortuary awaiting postmortem and identification.

The wreckage was towed to Kyumbi Police Station for inspection and further action