- 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
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 to ashes.
Source: UGC
The Simba Coach Bus Company vehicle, which had 20 passengers, burst into flames along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
TUKO.co.ke established that the passenger service bus burnt down 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.
What caused Simba Coach Bus fire incident?
Naivasha OCPD Antony Keter confirmed the incident, 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.
“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.
How many people died in Nyamira accident?
Elsewhere, grief and sorrow engulfed Kijauri, Nyamira county, following a tragic accident that left several people dead.
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Police said the accident, which happened on Sunday, November 3, left several other people injured.
The three people died on the spot when a truck veered and sadly knocked down people along the road at night.
Preliminary investigations indicated that the lorry carrying avocados burst its tyre and ploughed into a crowd of people on the busy roadside.
Police said the canter was ferrying goods from Kisii county when its brakes failed before crashing into the crowd.
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Source: TUKO.co.ke
