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Dramatic accident of a coach who came back from funeral: 21 dead

The driver “lost control, the vehicle has swerved and overturned on the other side of the road,” he told journalists on the spot.

“We have lost 21 people”, including 10 women, a 10-year-old girl and 10 men, he listed, adding that five people had also been seriously injured, including an eight-month-old baby.

People gather at the scene of a bus accident that overturned, killing several people, in Kisumu, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro)People gather at the scene of a bus accident that overturned, killing several people, in Kisumu, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro)
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People gather at the scene of a bus accident that overturned, killing several people, in Kisumu, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro)People gather at the scene of a bus accident that overturned, killing several people, in Kisumu, Kenya, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Ongoro)
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People gather on a rooftop to get a view of the site where a plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed into a residential area killing several people, in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, just outside Kenya's capital, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)People gather on a rooftop to get a view of the site where a plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed into a residential area killing several people, in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, just outside Kenya's capital, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)
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Red Cross personnel prepare to carry the body of a victim at the site of an airplane belonging to the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) that crashed into a residential building in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, in Kiambu County, Kenya, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)Red Cross personnel prepare to carry the body of a victim at the site of an airplane belonging to the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) that crashed into a residential building in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, in Kiambu County, Kenya, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)
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Kenya Army personnel control a crowd that had gathered at the site of an airplane belonging to the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) that crashed into a residential building in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, in Kiambu County, Kenya, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)Kenya Army personnel control a crowd that had gathered at the site of an airplane belonging to the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) that crashed into a residential building in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, in Kiambu County, Kenya, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)
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Debris of an airplane belonging to the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) lies scattered after it crashed into a residential building in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, in Kiambu County, Kenya, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)Debris of an airplane belonging to the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) lies scattered after it crashed into a residential building in the Mwihoko area of Ruiru, in Kiambu County, Kenya, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)
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The cause of the accident is not yet determined and investigations are underway, commented Peter Maina.

The local media reported that the bus had overturned in a portion of the road where accidents are frequent.

Kenya has a bad record in terms of road safety, with fatal accidents reported daily.

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