Nine dead in train-bus crash in Nairobi

At least nine passengers have died after a Dandora-bound train hit a bus at an unmanned level-crossing the Mutindwa stage in Nairobi's Buruburu area Wednesday morning.

Several other passengers were injured when the train rammed the Umoinner bus that was heading to the city centre from Umoja.

The 33-seater bus also hit a private saloon car, injuring the occupants.

The injured have been rushed to Mama Lucy Hospital for treatment.

Shocked residents at the scene of the accident in Mutindwa, Nairobi on October 30, 2013. Photo/STELLA CHERONO

Curious onlookers at the scene of the accident at Mutindwa in Nairobi on October 30, 2013. Photo/REDCROSS

The bus that collided with the train in Mutindwa, Nairobi on October 30, 2013. Photo/BERNADINE MUTANU

Curious onlookers at the scene of the accident at Mutindwa in Nairobi on October 30, 2013. Photo/BERNADINE MUTANU

Seats dislodged from the bus during the accident in Mutindwa on October 30, 2013. Photo/BERNADINE MUTANU

A seat dislodged from the bus during the accident in Mutindwa on October 30, 2013. Photo/BERNADINE MUTANU

Shocked passengers alight from the train at Mutindwa on October 30, 2013. Photo/BERNADINE MUTANU

One of the victims of the accident is carried into an ambulance at Mutindwa on October 30, 2013. Photo/BERNADINE MUTANU

The train that rammed a bus in Mutindwa, Nairobi on October 30, 2013. Photo/REDCROSS

Curious onlookers at the scene of the accident at Mutindwa in Nairobi on October 30, 2013. Photo/REDCROSS

 

  The scene of the train-bus crash in Nairobi's Mutindwa area. Photo/KENYA RED CROSS