Death Toll in Naivasha accident involving Pwani University bus has risen to 17
The death toll in the Naivasha accident has risen to 17 after three more patients succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.
The most affected was Pwani University which lost ten students and staff while others were left fighting for their lives in different hospitals following the accident on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
Survivors of the accident narrated how they were advised to wear safety belts minutes before the bus rammed a matatu and crashed into a drainage ditch in Naivasha.
The bus that was driving downhill was flashing and hooting before hitting the matatu in Kayole estate on Thursday mid-day, as both vehicles then crashed by the roadside.
Nakuru Health CEC Jackline Osore said 76 patients have so far been treated, adding that they have also ...