11 Kenyatta University students killed, 42 injured in bus crash with truck near Maungu, 360 km from Nairobi.

11 students from Kenyatta University were killed and 42 injured in a bus crash involving a truck on a busy highway near Maungu, 360 kilometers from Nairobi. The accident occurred on a Monday afternoon as the students were traveling to Mombasa. The driver of the university bus was overtaking vehicles in heavy rain when the bus skidded and collided with a truck. Road accidents are common in Kenya, with 4,324 people killed and 18,561 injured in 2023.