The bus crash kills 25 people returning from the funeral in Kenya

A bus carrying funerals has crashed in West Kenya, killing 25 people, local authorities say.

The driver lost control, diverted from the road and turned into a ditch along the Kisumu-Kakamega highway on Friday afternoon, according to a police report observed by the BBC. This area is known for many deadly accidents.

Police said 10 women, 10 men and one girl were killed at the scene, with 20 passengers injured, five of them seriously. Four people later died in hospital, employees said.

Passengers returned from a funeral and it is believed that they were all from the same family.

The cause of the crash is not yet clear, police said.

The car was a middle school bus, but there were no students on board as it was used for funeral transport.

The bus came from a funeral ceremony in Nyhera and went to Nyakach, about 62 km (38.5 miles).

The Kenya Ministry of Health called on Emergency Blood Driving to help survivors and expand “condolences to the victims.”

He also urged motorists to show caution, especially when the country is involved in many fatal accidents.

Kenyan President William Ruto has called for X for the authorities to quickly book “responsible for all acts of negligence leading to the accident and to deal with all traffic violations to ensure road safety across the country.”

Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority said it would support investigations into the cause of the crash.

This collapse comes after Six people died earlier this week when a lightweight plane belonging to a medical charity crashes in NairobiS

On Thursday, nine people were killed when a bus collided by train in Nayasha, local media reported. And on Saturday, seven people were killed in another crash near Nairobi, according to media reports.

Between 2020 and 2021, Kenya Road’s deaths increased over 20%. In 2021, over 4,500 people were killed and over 16,000 injured.

Additional Reporting by Smith Quality