WEEKEND BUS TRAGEDY

At least five people died on the spot and 23 other passengers were
seriously injured after a bus lost control and caused an accident over the
weekend.

The bus lost control while avoiding to hit a man crossing the road
and immediately landed into a nearby ditch in the process along Jogoo road.

Unfortunately a wheel from the Double M flew off the base of the bus
and hit the unidentified man to the ground.

Four passengers died instantly as the Double M skid and landed into the
ditch with heavy impact just a few meters near Makadara DC.

Some loose metallic sheets inside the bus located at the front
section, were among the objects that seriously injured the 23
survivors.

The bus was on its way from town and left Ambassador at around 10.00
pm on Saturday night, most of the passengers were residents of
Komarock estate.

According to eyewitnesses the Double M had low brakes and poor control
which caused the accident. An ambulance arrived at the scene about 20
minutes later and rescued a few to its capacity. They were taken to
various government clinics and hospitals.

Another spectator who was in a separate bus missed boarding the Double
M by five minutes. 
“The bus was on its way from town with high speed but during the accident it rapidly 
changed lanes to avoid hitting a man crossing the road.” Said Mwikulu Mwanzia .

The driver is still at large since the accident and police are
searching for the man.

Some survivors were discharged yesterday evening while others switched
to private hospitals.