Another Accident Kills Several People After Collision Between Royal Liner Bus, Trailer
Several persons are believed to have died and scores more injured after a Royal Liner bus collided with another on the Kisumu-Busia route while attempting to overcome a sharp turn.
According to reports, the bus was hit from behind by a flatbed trailer in an accident involving a petrol tanker near Lela in Maseno.
Several individuals have reportedly been hurt, and an unconfirmed number of fatalities have been recorded as of the time of publication.
Images and video recordings shared online depicted the aftermath of the disaster, with the driver’s side of the bus entirely scraped away from the collision.
A bus belonging to Royal bus has been involved in an accident between Lela and Maseno along Kisumu Busia road, 1 person has died while being taken to the hospital. @sikikaroadsafek @ntsa_kenya @citizentvkenya @ntvkenya pic.twitter.com/n9ZcY0ikKj
— Felix Allan (@FelixAllanOuma) August 11, 2025
ANOTHER ONE 🚨
— Long Distance Drivers and Conductors Association (@loddca) August 11, 2025
Involving Royal liner bus and a truck at Maseno. 🤦♂️🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/IVZysBfNW8
First responders, including police officers, were also seen in the area assisting with passenger rescue and crowd control efforts.
The disaster occurred just one day after another long-distance bus, ENA Coach, was engaged in a deadly accident when the trailer behind it lost brakes and collided with the bus.
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The bus, which was heading from Nairobi to Migori, toppled at the Escarpments area in Mai Mahiu, killing two people: an adult female passenger and a minor.
Another eerily similar catastrophe occurred in the same region when a school bus carrying mourners toppled at the Coptic Roundabout on the Kisumu-Kakamega Road, killing 21 people.
So far, the death toll of the August 8 accident has risen to 26 as others have continued to pass on at the hospital.
Preliminary investigation showed that preliminary reports indicated that the driver lost control before the bus veered off the highway and overturned.
Another Accident Kills Several People After Collision Between Royal Liner Bus, Trailer
