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At Least 17, Most of Them Catholic Pilgrims, Killed in a Road Crash on a Highway in Kenya
A truck driver's failed overtaking maneuver triggered a chain collision that killed 17 people, mostly pilgrims, and injured seven others on the busy highway.
- On Saturday, October 3, 2026, 17 people died in a multi-vehicle collision at Mlima Kiu along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway when a Howo Sinotruk driver attempted to overtake other vehicles early in the morning.
- The Sinotruk driver allegedly failed to maintain his proper lane, ramming a Hino and triggering a chain reaction involving a Peugeot, Toyota Noah, Nissan UD, and Toyota Hiace PSV matatu.
- Most of the deceased were pilgrims traveling to a prayer site in Nakuru County. Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa Martin Kivuva stated, "Let us pray for the repose of their souls."
- Sultan Hamud Sub-County Hospital Medical Superintendent Stephen Mwangangi confirmed 17 deaths, with 14 bodies at his mortuary and three taken elsewhere; seven injured people were admitted, six later treated and discharged.
- Police impounded the damaged vehicles at Salama Police Station for inspection as investigations continue. Road accidents remain a persistent problem across Africa, often attributed to excess speed and poor vehicle maintenance.
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At least 13, mostly Catholic pilgrims, killed in Kenya highway crash - The Tribune
At least 13 people were killed in a road crash involving multiple vehicles on the highway to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, police said Saturday. Most of those killed were pilgrims on the way to a prayer site. The incident in the Salama area happened after midnight when a truck driver tried and failed […]
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At least 17, most of them Catholic pilgrims, killed in a road crash on a highway in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Seventeen people, most of them pilgrims on the way to a prayer site, were killed in a road crash Saturday involving multiple vehicles on the highway to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa.
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