Owner of ‘killer’ Nakuru accident bus arrested

Police have arrested the owner of the Busia bound “killer bus” that left 20 people dead and 20 others seriously injured following a road accident at Soysambu along the busy Nairobi – Nakuru highway.

According to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Director General, Francis Meja, the bus was operating without a valid inspection certificate and NTSA license.

Speaking in Nairobi, Meja stated that preliminary investigations also indicate that the Busia bound bus was on wrong route adding and was dangerously overtaking when the bus collided with an oncoming trailer.

The driver of the ill-fated bus remains at large but police are in pursuit.