A passenger bus heading to Lamu, from Mombasa, on Wednesday morning, rammed into a lorry carrying construction material killing a four-year-old child and injuring 8 others.
The bus named Mombasa Raha hit a truck belonging to the H-young contractors, who are building the Lamu-Garsen road.
According to Daily Nation, the accident occurred in Hindi along the Lamu-Mombasa road.
Confirming the incident, Lamu Deputy County Commissioner Louis Rono revealed that four among those injured were in critical condition and had been rushed to the King Fahad County Hospital for treatment.
He also noted that the bus was being driven at a very high speed at the time of the accident.
Lamu County Police Commander, Muchangi Kioi, also confirmed the incident and asked drivers to be extra careful and avoid speeding.
“I am informed that a child has died while others were injured in a road accident in Hindi. Another accident also occurred at Nyongoro in Witu this morning but no causalities or injuries reported,
"Some sections of the road are in a poor state and that’s why the government is already undertaking the construction of that road. In addition, it has been raining from time to time in Lamu and our roads are extremely slippery.
"I, therefore, ask road users, particularly motorists, to avoid speeding and careless driving. You would rather be slow and sure than rush and end up dying. We don’t want to lose people on our roads,” stated Kioi.
Another road crash was reported in Nyongoro, Witu Division also on Wednesday morning.
A shuttle full of passengers heading to Mombasa from Lamu veered off the road as its driver attempted to overtake a miraa van.
The occupants of the two vehicles escaped unhurt.
