‎Bus crash kills 25 people returning from funeral in Kenya

‎A bus carrying mourners from a funeral has crashed in western Kenya, killing 25 people, local authorities say.
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‎According to the BBC, the driver lost control, veered off the road and overturned into a ditch along the Kisumu-Kakamega Highway on Friday afternoon, a police report seen by the BBC says. This area is notorious for many deadly accidents.
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‎Police said 10 women, 10 men and one girl died at the scene, with 20 passengers injured, five of them seriously. Four people later died in hospital, officials said.
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‎The passengers were returning from a burial ground and are all believed to be from one family.
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‎The cause of the crash is not yet clear, police said.
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‎The vehicle was a secondary school bus, but there were no students on board as it was being used for the funeral transport.
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‎The bus was coming from a burial ceremony at Nyahera and going to Nyakach, a distance of about 62 km (38.5 miles).
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‎Kenya’s Ministry of Health made a call for an “urgent blood drive” to help survivors and extended its “condolences to the bereaved”.
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‎It also urged motorists to exercise caution, especially as the country deals with numerous fatal road accidents.
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‎Kenyan President William Ruto called on X for authorities to quickly book “those responsible for any acts of negligence leading to the accident and address all traffic violations to ensure road safety across the country”.
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‎The National Transport and Safety Authority of Kenya said they will aid investigations into the cause of the crash.
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‎This crash comes after six people died earlier this week when a light aircraft belonging to a medical charity crashed in Nairobi.
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‎On Thursday, nine people were killed when a bus collided with a train in the town of Naivasha, local media reported. And on Saturday, seven people were killed in another crash near Nairobi, according to media reports.
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‎Between 2020 and 2021, Kenyan road deaths rose more than 20%. In 2021, more than 4,500 people were killed and more than 16,000 injured.