At least 40 dead in bus accident in western Kenya

SANAA, Oct. 10 (YPA) – At least 40 people have been killed in a bus accident in the western part of  Kenya on  Wednesday, police said.

“Reports reaching me are that more than 40 people died on the spot but it could be more because the roof of the bus was ripped off,” Rift Valley Provincial Traffic Officer Zero Arome told reporters.

The cause of the accident is still unclear, and rescue efforts continue, he added.

E.M