Five people killed after Chania Cool bus collides head-on with a truck along Mombasa - Nairobi highway

Mombasa, Kenya: Five people were Wednesday morning killed after a Chania Cool bus collided head on with a truck near Salama along the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway.

Police say at least 20 other passengers were injured in the 1 am incident.

According to police, the lorry was overtaking when it collided with the bus that was headed for Mombasa.

“The lorry driver is believed to have miscalculated the distance when he decided to overtake at a hilly place while the bus was moving at high speed. Among the dead was the bus driver,” said traffic commandant Jacinta Kinyua.

Ms Kinyua said such errors are causing many deaths.

The injured are admitted in various hospitals in Makindu and Machakos.

The accident caused a huge traffic jam for hours before the scene was cleared.

This is the latest accident to happen in the country increasing the toll further.

Police have called for caution from driver to avoid such incidents.