Five people have been confirmed dead after a bus and a private car collided at Kikopey along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway on the night of September 13, 2026.
According to reports, the Gilgil Sub-County Police Commander Winston Mwakio confirmed the fatal crash.
“Five people killed after a bus collided with a car in Kikopey on Nairobi-Nakuru highway, Gilgil police boss Winstone Mwakio confirms,” The Standart report read.
The collision occurred along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway, a major road connecting Nakuru and Nairobi.
Details Of the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway Accident
According to the reports, four occupants, including two women and two juveniles, died at the scene following the head-on collision as an Easy Coach bus collided head-on with a Toyota IST at Kikopey.
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The driver of the private car sustained serious injuries and was taken to St Joseph Hospital for treatment.
He later succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment, bringing the number of fatalities to five.
Police said the bodies were moved to PNN Funeral Home, where they are being preserved pending identification and postmortem examinations.
The PSV bus and Toyota IST were towed to the police station yard and detained for inspection.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances that led to the collision.
Authorities are expected to provide more information as investigations into the crash continue.
Family Members Die In Accident Hours After Police Pass Out
A family’s celebration at an Administration Police pass-out parade in Nairobi turned into tragedy hours later after two of its members died in a road accident along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway on September 5.
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The two were among five people killed after an Eldoret-bound matatu collided with a stationary trailer at the Twins Bridge black spot in the early morning hours.
According to the surviving family member, the family had traveled to Nairobi on September 4 to attend the Administration Police pass-out parade of their relative in Embakasi.
After the ceremony, the family members began their journey back home, but the trip ended tragically when the matatu they were traveling in crashed at Twins Bridge.
Following the accident, the casualties were rushed to the hospital for treatment, with the deceased being taken to the Londiani Hospital mortuary, where Mercy Kibiwot identified her departed family members.
Mercy also noted that among the five, one of the departed was also her neighbor, who had also traveled for the Administration Police Pass Out Parade in Nairobi.
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