Several Dead, Scores Injured in Tahmeed Bus and Truck Crash on Embu-Nairobi Highway
The devastating accident occurred on the Embu-Nairobi highway. One truck was carrying timber, another truck was transporting maize, and the Tahmeed passenger bus was heading to Mombasa when the accident occurred near the Sewage area in Embu Town.
According to witness accounts, one of the lorries, heading toward Nairobi, experienced brake failure and rammed into the second lorry. The lorry is said to have been standing still and being inspected by Embu County enforcement officers at a roadblock. The accident occurred on Wednesday night, January 15, at 8:30 p.m., causing a snarl along the highway and traffic as rescue efforts continued. None of the passengers on the bus died, but some sustained injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital.
