One dead, 23 injured
By Dennis Mwikya
A Government of Kenya driver died in a ball of fire after he collided head on with a bus as he drove against traffic flow.
23 passangers in the bus sustained serious injuries after the two vehicles burst into flames on the Mombasa road- near Maanzoni Lodge.
The GK driver was burnt beyond recognition. He drove the double cabin pick up against traffick in a dual carriage road.
Machakos County commander Joseph Ole Napeiyan confirmed the accident whic occurred along Nairobi – Mombasa highway near the Shell filling station, a few metres from Maanzoni Lodge in Athi River, Machakos County.
The deceased wasn’t immediately identified.
The injured persons were rushed to Machakos Level 5 hospital and are undergoing treatment while the deceased was taken to the facility’s mortuary awaiting an autopsy and identification.
