Key facts
- At least 22 people died in a bus and truck collision on Kenya's main highway.
- The crash happened on Sunday morning in the Kanga area, past Mtito Andei.
- The passengers were reportedly returning from a funeral.
- Several injured passengers were taken to Mtito Andei Sub-County Hospital.
- The highway is known as an accident black spot.
A bus collided with a truck on Kenya's main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash occurred in the Kanga area, past Mtito Andei, along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Several others were injured in the Sunday morning crash and were receiving treatment. The passengers were reportedly returning from a funeral when the accident occurred. Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif said that the death toll could rise. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear, though speeding and poor road conditions have previously been cited as contributing factors in road accidents in Kenya. The National Transport and Safety Authority said the stretch of highway where the crash occurred is a designated "accident black spot."