3 dead and 37 injured in road accident in Machakos

Patrick Mutisya 23rd November, 2025 05:51 PM

Sauti Matatu from KAM SACCO involved in a road accident at Mua bridge along Mombasa-Nairobi, highway, Kyumbi Machakos County on Sunday, November 23, 2025, killing three people on the spot. PHOTO/Patrick Mutisya

Three people, including two men and a woman, died in a fatal road accident on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at Mua Bridge near Kyumbi Market on the Mombasa–Nairobi Highway in Machakos County.

Confirming the incident, Athi River East Sub-County Police Commander Anderson Mbae said the deceased include a 32-year-old female passenger, the matatu driver, and a 51-year-old male passenger.

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Mbae attributed the accident to an unregistered HOWO lorry travelling from Mombasa toward Nairobi, which veered into the wrong lane and blocked oncoming vehicles. The lorry, driven by 46-year-old Mulandi Mumbwa, collided head-on with a matatu.

“David Muli, 54, the driver of the PSV matatu under KAM SACCO, is among those who died on the spot,” the OCPD said.

Seventeen people were rushed to Machakos Level 5 Referral Hospital with various injuries. Witnesses at the scene said the matatu fell on its right side near the driver.

Eyewitnesses looking at the wreckage of a 46-seater PSV matatu involved in a road accident at Mua Bridge, Kyumbi, along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway.PHOTO/Patrick Mutisya

The bodies were moved to Machakos Level 5 Referral Mortuary, awaiting autopsy, while the vehicles were towed to Kyumbi Police Station for inspection.

Machakos County Health CECM Justus Kasivu said the hospital had received 37 patients with a mix of serious and minor injuries.

“All patients are currently being attended to in the Casualty and Radiology departments, and the response is progressing smoothly,” he said.

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The accident comes amid a surge in road carnage over the past few weeks. At least six people died on Friday, November 21, in a crash involving a lorry and a 14-seater matatu in Mbooni, Makueni County.

A self-mixing concrete track caused an accident by colliding head-on with a PSV Matatu at Mua Bridge along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway, Kyumbi, Machakos County.PHOTO/Patrick Mutisya

According to National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) statistics, from January to October 2025, Kenya recorded 3,890 road fatalities, compared to 3,805 in the same period in 2024.

The deaths include 1,460 pedestrians, 351 drivers, 378 pillion passengers, 57 pedal cyclists, and 1,000 motorcyclists.

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