Nairobi Bus Plunges Into Ditch
The incident occurred on Monday morning...
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A passenger bus from the Kanash fleet plunged into a ditch near the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) bus stop on Magadi Road in Nairobi on Monday morning, causing significant traffic congestion. The bus reportedly veered off the road while overlapping before overturning.
- The incident occurred at a slope, identified by witnesses as a common accident hotspot.
- Emergency teams responded, and the bus was towed, but recovery efforts hindered traffic for hours.
- As of publication, no official confirmation of injuries or fatalities had been made, though eyewitnesses reported the bus was full.
- The incident follows a similar one in September last year where eight people died when a Naboka Sacco bus plunged into the Mbagathi River.
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