The death toll from a road accident involving a bus and a lorry along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway has risen to 24 after two more people succumbed to their injuries.
The accident occurred at around 7am on Sunday at Kanga area, past Mtito Andei, when the bus collided head-on with the lorry.
Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif had earlier confirmed 20 fatalities before the death toll rose to 24.
The bus was reportedly ferrying passengers returning from a burial ceremony when the accident occurred.
Several other passengers sustained injuries and were rushed to Mtito Andei Sub-County Hospital for treatment.
The bodies of those who died in the crash were taken to the hospital’s mortuary.
The circumstances surrounding the accident are yet to be established.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the current death toll
