At Least 22 Killed in Kenya Highway Bus Crash

At least 22 people died when a bus and truck collided Sunday morning on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa highway, police said. The crash happened in Makueni County, about three weeks after a separate collision on the same highway killed 17 people. Several people were injured in the Sunday crash and taken for treatment, police said. Paul Kisienya, medical superintendent at Mtito Andei hospital, said 24 people were injured and receiving care. Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif said the death toll could rise. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) said it was working with police to establish what happened. The cause of the collision has not been established. The NTSA said preliminary information indicated the vehicles collided head-on and suggested improper overtaking may have contributed. Passenger Spenza Mudave, however, described a truck hitting the bus from behind and causing it to roll. The accounts differ, and investigators have not reported a final finding. Some passengers were returning from a funeral, according to reports about the crash. Violet Mwandonyi, a passenger and mother of two, said she could not recall exactly what happened and did not know the...