16 passengers lost their lives in a late night road accident on Sunday after the bus they were travelling in rammed into a trailer.
The accident which occurred at 11.30pm happened at Bangali area along the Mwingi-Garissa road in Tana River County.
Citizen TV reported that the ill-fated bus was travelling to Nairobi from Wajir when the driver hit a stationary truck.
The stationary trailer carrying cement bags had been parked beside the road.
Those injured were taken to different hospitals within Garissa County.
The accident scene is 45 kilometres from Garissa town.
On Friday, Molo MP Francis Kuria was able to escape unhurt in a road accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
His Toyota Landcruiser was hit from the back by a driver who sped off after the accident.
Through his Facebook page, Kuria thanked God for letting him survive the accident while he was on his way to Molo.
"God saves. And He has saved me. He has saved us. This morning on my way to Molo we got involved in a road accident. Someone hit us from the back and sped away.
"My driver and security all fine. So am I. Again thank you God for saving us," he posted.
