NTSA deploys team to probe fatal Salama road accident
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has dispatched a multi-disciplinary crash investigation team to Salama in Makueni County to establish the circumstances surrounding a fatal multi-vehicle crash that claimed 17 lives...
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The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has deployed a team to Salama, Makueni County, to investigate a fatal multi-vehicle crash that tragically claimed 17 lives early Saturday morning.
- 17 lives lost in the crash.
- The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) is leading the investigation.
- The accident occurred along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, a stretch identified as a road blackspot.
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At least 17 people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway at Salama in Makueni County on Saturday, October 3. The pilgrims were heading to Subukia. President William Ruto sent condolences to the families of the victims. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) deployed a team to investigate the fatal accident and issued a fresh advisory warning motorists against dangerous overtaking. Families of the victims shared their last conversations and cherished memories following the tragic incident. Political leaders including President Ruto mourned the 17 pilgrims killed in the Salama road crash.
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