A 66-seater bus was on early Thursday morning involved in a fatal road accident in Londiani, Kericho County.
In a statement, the Kenya Red Cross reported that 40 people had been seriously injured during the accident.
By the time of publishing this article, the agency was still responding to the accident.
"40 casualties evacuated to Fort Tenarn Hospital; 4 referred to Kericho County Referral Hospital by County ambulance and well-wishers," a statement from the Red Cross read in part.
No fatalities were reported at the time.
The Kenya Red Cross team announced that it was offering psychological support to all those affected.
The tragic accident happened close to six months after 52 people lost their lives on the same spot.
During the fatal accident that happened on July 1, Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen assured Kenyans that no such tragedy would be witnessed on the busy highway again.
The CS ordered the immediate erection of speed bumps at the Londiani Junction as a measure to prevent future fatalities.
Traders on major highways were also ordered to vacate from roadsides but the directive has never been implemented yet.
According to data from the National Police Service, 4,026 Kenyans lost their lives in road accidents between January 1, 2023 and December 12, 2023.
Over the same period, 9,795 were seriously injured.
