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The morning accident involved an Umoinner matatu and a city bound train at Mutindwa level crossing, near Buruburu.

  • 11:20: Umoinner matatus withdrawn from Umoja route after irate members of the public threatened to stone the vehicles. Police are currently dispersing the crowd along Moi drive, Umoja.
Umoinner matatus were withdrawn from the Umoja route on Wednesday after irate members of the public threatened to stone them. PHOTO / FILE
Umoinner matatus were withdrawn from the Umoja route on Wednesday after irate members of the public threatened to stone them. PHOTO / WINNIE MABEL

 

  •  11:00: Relatives and friends flock at Mama Lucy Hospital to look for their loved ones who were involved in the Mutindwa accident.
Mama Lucy Hospital was a beehive of activity as people went to search for the friends and relatives.
Mama Lucy Hospital was a beehive of activity as people went to search for their friends and relatives involved in the Mutindwa accident. PHOTO / BERNARDINE MUTANU

 

Relatives of victims queue at the mortuary as they wait to identify bodies of victims at Mama Lucy Hospital. PHOTO / CORRESPONDENT
Relatives of victims queue at the mortuary as they wait to identify bodies of victims at Mama Lucy Hospital. PHOTO / BERNARDINE MUTANU

 

  • 10:30: Rift Valley Railways (RVR) admits that the Mutindwa intersection does not have a Railway Crossing sign. Company attributes Wednesday’s accident to reckless driving.

 

  • “It was wrong for the bus to park on the rail road. Despite the train hooting, the bus did not move in response to the oncoming train,” the company said in a statement.

 

  • 10:25: Police say death toll has risen to 11. Seven people were confirmed dead at the Mama Lucy Hospital, one died while being transfered to Kenyatta National Hospital, three bodies were collected at the scene of the accident. Bodies taken to City Mortuary. This is according to Buruburu deputy OCPD Benjamin Nyamai.

 

  • 10: 20: The number of victims taken to Mama Lucy Hospital is 34.

 

  • 9:30: The death toll from the accident has risen to nine.

 

UPDATE:  The matatu was headed to the city center after picking morning commuters on Wednesday morning.

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Curious onlookers mill a round the scene of the morning accident at Mutindwa along Outer Ring road. PHOTO / BERNARDINE MUTANU

 

UPDATE: The train was headed to Dandora.

UPDATE: 29 people injured in the accident rushed to Mama Lucy Hospital.

 

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Emergency workers prepare to take a victim of the Mutindwa accident to the Mama Lucy Hospital. PHOTO / BERNARDINE MUTANU

UPDATE: Driver and conductor of the matatu are still at large.

UPDATE: Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko and Rift Valley Railways Chief Executive visit scene of the accident.

UPDATE: Wreckage of the matatu being removed from the railway tracks.