22 Dead in Kenyan Bus Crash Near Recent Accident Site

WHO:

NY Post - Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif said the death toll could rise.

ABC News - Police reported the crash and said several injured people were receiving treatment.

ABC News - Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif said the death toll could rise.

ABC News - Passengers were reportedly returning from a funeral.

WHAT:

NY Post - A Kenyan highway crash killed 22 people; police said the death toll could still rise.

ABC News - A bus collided with a truck, killing at least 22 people.

ABC News - Several other people were injured and were receiving treatment.

ABC News - A previous crash on the same highway killed 17 people.

WHERE:

NY Post - The crash occurred on a Kenyan highway near the site of a recent fatal accident.

ABC News - The collision occurred on Kenya’s main highway linking Nairobi with the coastal city of Mombasa, in Makueni, Kenya.

ABC News - Kenya’s National Transport and Safety Authority described the stretch as a designated “accident black spot.”

WHY:

ABC News - The circumstances surrounding the crash were unclear.

ABC News - Speeding and poor road conditions have previously been cited as contributing factors in road accidents in Kenya.

HOW:

ABC News - The bus collided with a truck.

ABC News - The National Transport and Safety Authority said recommendations had been made to address safety concerns on the highway stretch.

(UPDATED October 25, 2026 13:07 UTC)

At least 22 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway between Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa. The crash happened in Makueni, and several other people were injured and taken for treatment. Passengers on the bus were reportedly returning from a funeral. Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif warned that the death toll could rise. The circumstances of the collision remain unclear. The National Transport and Safety Authority has designated the stretch an accident black spot, and says it has made recommendations to address safety concerns. A previous crash on the same highway killed 17 people. Speeding and poor road conditions have been cited in the past as contributing factors in Kenyan road accidents, but it is not known whether either played a role in this collision.