Two people have died and six others were injured after a Dreamline passenger bus collided with a truck along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway in Kwale County. The crash occurred on Wednesday morning, September 23, at Mgalani near Taru, along the busy section of the highway linking Nairobi and Mombasa. According to preliminary reports, the Dreamline bus was travelling towards Mombasa when it collided with the rear of a truck. The circumstances leading to the collision had not been conclusively established by the time of reporting. Images from the scene showed extensive damage to the front section of the bus, with debris scattered across the road following the impact.

Earlier reports from the scene indicated that some passengers were trapped inside the damaged bus, prompting an emergency response. Police officers and other responders were involved in rescue and recovery operations, with some of the injured taken to hospital for treatment. The crash also disrupted traffic along the highway as authorities worked to remove the wreckage from the road. Motorists approaching the Taru-Mackinnon section were advised to exercise caution while emergency teams cleared the scene. The exact circumstances that caused the bus to collide with the truck remain under investigation.

Authorities are expected to establish the sequence of events leading to the crash, including the conditions on the road and the movement of the two vehicles before the collision. The latest accident adds to a series of serious crashes reported along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway in recent weeks. On September 16, five people were killed after a passenger matatu collided with a trailer at Kapiti Plains in Machakos County. The injured were taken to Machakos Level 5 Hospital, according to reports. No further details had immediately been released on the identities of the two people who died or the condition of the six injured passengers.