A bus belonging to Super Metro was on Monday, January 29, 2024, involved in a fatal accident on the Kisumu-Kericho highway.
The accident, which occurred in the wee morning hours, involved the Super Metro bus and a lorry at the Ahero Junction in Kisumu County.
The Super Metro bus was heading to Nairobi from Kampala.
The accident occurred around 2 am.
Kenya Red Cross confirmed the accident in a statement on social media at 4:40 am.
“A road traffic incident involving a PSV matatu and a lorry has been reported at Ahero Junction, Kisumu County. Response teams are en route to the scene,” Kenya Red Cross said.
Several passengers are feared dead.
E-Plus Ambulances Kenya in a statement said they were working in conjunction with the Kenya Red Cross to assist victims.
The ambulance service provider added that a multi-agency response team has been ferrying injured victims to Ahero Sub-County Hospital while also assisting in transferring critical cases to the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital (JOOTRH).
“Our ambulance crew, part of a multi-agency response team, has been actively responding, ensuring at least three injured individuals were taken to Ahero Sub-County Hospital.
“We are also assisting in referring critical cases to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital. Kenya Red Cross is setting up a psychosocial support and tracing desk,” E-Plus Ambulances Kenya said.
Our ambulance crew, part of a multi-agency response team, has been actively responding, ensuring at least three injured individuals were taken to Ahero Sub-County Hospital.
— E-PLUS AMBULANCES KENYA (@EMS_Kenya) January 29, 2024
We are also assisting in referring critical cases to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Hospital.
Kenya Red Cross is… https://t.co/iFmJgcnxWZ
Casualties
11 people have been confirmed dead following the Monday morning accident.
Nyanza Regional Traffic Enforcement Officer Allan Mwangi confirmed the accident saying that the ill-fated bus was trying to overtake another vehicle when it collided head-on with the oncoming lorry killing the 11 instantly.
The dead include two women, eight men and a teenage boy. A total of 53 passengers have suffered injuries as a result of the accident.
