19 people killed in road accident along Kisumu-Kakamega highway
KISUMU, Kenya, Aug 8 - Nineteen passengers have been killed in a gristly road accident in Kisumu on Friday evening along Kisumu Kakamega road. 26 others - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Tragedy struck Kisumu on Friday evening when a devastating road accident along the Kisumu-Kakamega road claimed the lives of 19 people. The ghastly crash involved a school bus, also leaving 26 others seriously injured at the Coptic roundabout in the Mamboleo area.
- 19 passengers were killed and 26 seriously injured in the accident.
- The incident involved a school bus hired by mourners returning from a funeral in Nyahera and heading to Nyakach.
- According to eye witness Hesbon Ongany, the bus driver was speeding and lost control at a notorious blackspot, causing the vehicle to overturn and land in a ditch.
- The injured were rushed to Kisumu County Referral Hospital and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, with several in critical condition.
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Kisumu County Fatal Bus Crash and Aftermath - August 2025
A tragic road accident occurred on August 8, 2025, on the Kisumu-Kakamega Road near Coptic Roundabout and Mamboleo area, involving a school bus carrying mourners from the Sigoti Clan. Initial reports indicated 19 to 21 fatalities, which later rose to 25 or 26 deaths with 32 survivors, many in critical condition, receiving treatment at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH). Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o issued an urgent call to KeNHA for immediate road reconstruction and redesign, while President William Ruto directed action against those responsible for negligence and urged nationwide traffic enforcement. An urgent blood drive was launched at JOOTRH to aid the survivors.
