34 dead as Kenya bus plunges into river

The Modern Coast bus which plunged 40 metres down the Nithi bridge in Tharaka Nithi County, killing 34 people. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

At least 34 people died after a Mombasa-bound bus plunged into River Nithi, a notorious accident blackspot, along the Meru-Nairobi highway in central Kenya on Sunday evening.

In a Monday morning update, Tharaka Nithi County Commissioner Nobert Komora also confirmed that 11 people had survived the grisly crash, but cautioned that the number of fatalities could rise since they were seriously injured.