A Dreamline bus has crashed into a trailer along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway near Taru and Mackinnon Road, with several passengers reportedly injured and others trapped inside the bus.

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According to preliminary reports, the accident occurred on Wednesday morning, September 23, when the bus collided with the trailer along the busy highway.

Images and reports from the scene showed the front section of the Dreamline bus heavily damaged following the collision, with passengers requiring assistance to get out of the wreckage.

One man was reportedly trapped and bleeding inside the bus, prompting an urgent rescue operation as police and other responders arrived at the scene.

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Police Land Cruisers at the scene were reportedly used to transport some of the injured passengers to nearby hospitals for medical attention.

Other passengers were assisted out of the damaged bus as rescue efforts continued, although the exact number of people injured had not been established by the time of reporting.

The crash also disrupted traffic along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, with motorists approaching the Taru-Mackinnon section urged to exercise caution.

Additionally, the circumstances that led to the collision had not been immediately established, with further investigations expected to determine what happened.

At the time of this publication, preliminary reports indicated that at least one person died from the crash, which mainly affected the VIP section of the bus.

The incident occurred along one of Kenya’s busiest transport corridors, which carries long-distance passenger buses, trailers, trucks and other vehicles travelling between Nairobi and the Coast.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke