Seven mourners who were travelling to a funeral by bus perished following a road accident at the Kendu -Homabay highway.
The accident occurred at around noon as the mourners travelling from Nyakach in Kisumu County were about to reach their destination in West Karachuonyo, Rachuonyo North Sub County.
Eye witnesses said lorry driver transporting sand had caused confusion on the road near Kanyadhiang area a few kilometers from Kendu bay town causing the bus driver to lose control of the vehicle, and then rolled, landing in a ditch.
The bus belonging to ACK Guu Secondary School had 39 passengers on board according to police report
Confirming the incident Rachuonyo North Sub- County Police Commander Lydia Parteiyie said several passengers injured in the accident were taken to various hospitals in the region among them the Kendu Bay Sub- County Hospital, Gendia Mission Hospital and Rachuonyo south Sub County in Oyugis town
The police commanders said all bodies were taken to Gendia Mission Hospital mortuary.
Also injured in the accident were Boda boda riders who were under a shed waiting for customers.
The Police Commander said, ‘Police will carry out investigations to establish the cause of the accident.’
Source: Kenya News Agency