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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The death toll from a bus accident in central Kenya has risen to 30, police said Monday.<\/p>\n

The passenger bus carrying an unknown number of people on Sunday evening fell off a bridge and plunged into a river along a highway from Meru to the capital, Nairobi.<\/p>\n

The bus “must have developed brake failure, because it was at a very high speed when the accident happened,” said senior police official Rono Bunei.<\/p>\n

Bunei said early Monday that the death toll grew to 30 from 24 overnight, with others hospitalized with injuries.<\/p>\n

The accident is the latest in a series of deadly crashes in Kenya \u2014 and across the wider East African region \u2014 where roads are often narrow and police blame speeding drivers for crashes.<\/p>\n

At least 20 passengers were killed on July 8 in a crash along the highway from Nairobi to the coastal city of Mombasa.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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