Eight killed, 29 injured in Salama highway crash

Eight people have died and 29 others sustained serious injuries following a road accident at Salama along the Mombasa–Nairobi Highway in Makueni County. The accident, which involved a bus, a trailer and two private vehicles, occurred at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. According to police, eight people, including the driver of the PSV minibus, died on the spot. Preliminary investigations indicate that the trailer driver was heading towards Mombasa when he allegedly lost control, veered off his lane and collided head-on with the oncoming PSV minibus travelling in the opposite direction. The scene was later cleared, with the bodies moved to Sultan Hamud Level 4 Hospital mortuary. The injured are receiving treatment at various health facilities within the county.