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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
KISUMU, Kenya, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — At least 22 people were killed in a road accident in western Kenya's Kisumu County on Friday evening, local police said.
Nyanza Provincial Traffic Police Chief Peter Maina said the victims were funeral procession members travelling in a school bus that crashed and overturned at a roundabout in Kisumu.
According to P. Maina, the bus belonging to AIC Naki High School was travelling from Kakamega towards Kisumu when the accident occurred at around 5pm local time.
He noted that the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle at high speed while approaching a roundabout, drove into the oncoming lane and ended up in a ditch.
"Among the dead are 10 women, 10 men and one girl. The causes of the accident are still being determined," P. Maina told journalists at the scene.
Meanwhile, five people were seriously injured and are undergoing treatment, while another 15 people, including a child, were slightly injured, he added. –0–
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