Several passengers were injured on Sunday morning after a Kisii-bound Guardian bus was involved in an accident along Kaplong Road.
The bus, which was headed to Nyamarambe, veered off the road after the driver attempted to avoid a head-on collision with an oncoming lorry.
In the process, the driver lost control, causing the bus to skid off the road and land in a ditch. Although no fatalities were reported, several passengers sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Other passengers who escaped with minor injuries remained at the scene, awaiting alternative transport to continue their journey.
According to reports from the witnesses, the bus had a total of 33 passengers who were travelling from Nairobi towards Kisii.
The injured were taken to St Clare Nursing Home following the incident, which left the passengers in shock.
However, some passengers with serious injuries were transferred to Tenwek Hospital in Bomet County, where they are currently undergoing treatment.
At the time of publishing this story, some of the passengers who suffered minor injuries and were attended to at the scene were still waiting for another bus from the company to continue their journey.
The stretch between Kaplong and Nyamarambe has long been notorious for frequent road accidents over the years.
In November 2022, another Guardian bus plunged into a river in Nyamarambe in Kisii County after losing control.
On April 5, at least 13 people lost their lives, while 11 others sustained serious injuries following a grisly road accident involving three vehicles on the Sotik-Kericho Highway in the Cheptangulke area of Bomet County.
The accident occurred after a personal car, a 14-seater matatu, and a truck collided, killing several passengers on the spot.
