A collision between a cargo train and a Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) bus occurred at the Morendat Junction in Naivasha, central Kenya, resulting in the deaths of at least nine people and injuring scores more. Initial reports indicated eight fatalities, but the death toll rose after one of the survivors succumbed to injuries in hospital. Among the deceased, five were confirmed to be employees of the Kenya Pipeline Company. Families of the victims have been identifying the bodies at the Naivasha hospital morgue. The incident has drawn the attention of Kenya Pipeline's Managing Director Sang and Petroleum Principal Secretary Liban, who visited the crash site. The accident remains under investigation, with eyewitness accounts being collected.
Maafa zaidi Naivasha: Mtu mmoja zaidi afariki kufuatia ajali Naivasha. Idadi ya waliofariki sasa imefikia watu tisa. Hii ni baada ya manusura wa ajali kufariki hospitalini. Watano waliofariki walikuwa wafanyakazi wa KPC. Familia za waathiriwa zimetambua miili kwenye makafani https://t.co/BEb4zOePzd
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Kenya Pipeline MD Sang, Petroleum PS Liban in Naivasha after Morendat train crash that killed 8 https://t.co/paELFcVnL9