There was panic on the morning of Thursday, August 14, after a school bus overturned along the busy Kilifi–Malindi highway.
In images obtained by Kenyans.co.ke, the bus can be seen lying on its side next to a maize plantation, with its windscreen shattered.
Preliminary reports suggest the bus lost control before toppling onto its side, coming to rest a few yards from the main highway.
While it remains unclear whether the bus was ferrying students, no casualties were reported by Thursday afternoon.
This was the second concerning accident involving a school bus in less than a week. On August 8, a more tragic incident occurred along the Kisumu-Busia highway in Sirwa Posta, Vihiga County, when a school-owned bus carrying students and teachers lost control and overturned at the side of the road.
From the incident, at least 25 people lost their lives, while scores of others were left nursing serious injuries.
The latest accident in Malindi posed concerns, with sections of social media users questioning why a school-owned bus was on the roads whilst schools were closed for the holidays.
As far as accidents are concerned, the Ministry of Transport on Monday, August 14, ordered immediate safety audits on the country's most dangerous segments.
In a statement, Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir flagged road accidents, particularly those involving Public Service Vehicles (PSVs).
A separate incident on August 6 saw a fully loaded matatu overtaking on Waiyaki Way in Westlands, Nairobi, resulting in a traffic snarl-up during the morning rush hour.
"Crash data indicates a total of 2,933 fatalities have been reported between January and August 10, 2025. Unfortunately, 80 occurred over the past four days," a document from the Ministry read.
A multi-agency team has also been put in place, comprising officials from various government agencies, to visit accident scenes and identify the deficiencies which have led to the recent tragedies.
