28 Killed, 19 Injured As Bus Ferrying Passengers Plunges Into River

• On Wednesday, September 26, a PSV bus crashed while ferrying passengers from Wolaita Sodo City to Dauro
• According to the traffic department, 28 passengers died on the spot after the bus veered off the road and plunged into the river
• Photos shared online showed how serious the accident was, given the roof of the bus had been ripped off the entire top

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Ethiopia - At least 28 people have been confirmed dead following a nasty bus accident in Wolaita area.

What police said about the Woilata bus accident

The tragic incident happened in Wolaita, which lies about 400 kilometres (around 250 miles) south of the capital Addis Ababa.

Inspector Wolde Biliso, head of the Traffic Accident Prevention and Control Division at the Wolaita Zone Police Department, said the accident happened after the bus travelling from Wolaita Sodo City to the Dauro zone veered off the road and plunged into the river.

Biliso told state-owned Fana Broadcasting Corporate that 28 people died on the spot while 19 others were injured.

“So far, 28 people have died in the accident and 19 others have been seriously injured,” Biliso said as reported by Fana Broadcasting Corporate.

The authorities mentioned that the accident was serious and indicated that the death toll could increase, given the number of critically injured passengers.

Photos shared online showed that the roof, brutally deformed by the impact, had been ripped off the entire top of the bus.

The images showed the bus lying in the river, having apparently come down a long, steep slope.

2 Killed, scores injured as Kenya Bus rams into several motorcycles

Back in the country, two people lost their lives after a tragic accident near the Argwings Kodhek Junction and Oledume Road.

Police said the victims in the Monday, September 16 accident included a boda boda rider and his pillion passenger.

Preliminary investigations indicate that a Kenya Bus Service (KBS) bus racing from Kawangware to the Nairobi city centre failed its brakes and rammed into several motorcycles and motor vehicles ahead of it.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.