- A PSV bus headed to Kampala, Uganda from Nairobi caught fire along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway
- Images captured at the scene of the incident showed the bus engulfed in flames before it was reduced to ashes
- All passengers and the driver were safely evacuated from the bus belonging to Simba Coach Bus Company before it was reduced to ashes
Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Naivasha – A bus ferrying passengers from Nairobi to Kampala has been burned into ashes
The Simba Coach Bus Company bus, which had 20 passengers, burst into flames along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
TUKO.co.ke established that the passenger service vehicle burst into flames at the Morendat area in Naivasha on Thursday, November 7.
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Luckily all the passengers were safely evacuated from the burning bus, but all their personal effects and goods were reduced to ashes.
Naivasha OCPD Antony Keter confirmed, stating that the fire started from the back wheels. This forced the driver to park by the roadside before the whole bus was engulfed in fire and reduced to a shell.
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“We had an incident where a bus heading to Kampala developed mechanical breakdown, and a fire erupted, but all the passengers escaped unhurt,” Keter said.
A video shared by Naivasha Trending captured the moment the bus fire started.
In the footage, the passengers are heard pleading with other motorists to help them with fire extinguishers.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
