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First reported 3 October 2026 · latest 3 October 2026 · 1 reports from 1 outlet
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A multi-vehicle crash in Kenya’s Salama area killed at least 17 people, most of them Catholic pilgrims traveling to a prayer site. The deaths and investigation are a major road-safety loss.
At least 17 people, mostly pilgrims, killed in Kenya road crash. The multi-vehicle crash occurred in the Salama area, 90km southeast of Nairobi, killing mostly Catholic pilgrims.
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At least 17 people, mostly pilgrims, killed in Kenya road crash. The multi-vehicle crash occurred in the Salama area, 90km southeast of Nairobi, killing mostly Catholic pilgrims.
The multi-vehicle crash occurred in the Salama area, 90km southeast of Nairobi, killing mostly Catholic pilgrims. Save Share At least 17 people, most of them Catholic pilgrims on the way to a prayer site, have been killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles on the highway to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa. The crash in the Salama area, about 90 kilometres (about 55 miles) southeast of the capital Nairobi, happened after midnight, police said on Saturday.
Kenyan media reported that the pilgrims were travelling in a 14-seater minibus. The van s driver and 16 passengers, most of them women, died at the scene, police said. The pilgrims were going to a prayer site in Nakuru County, west of Nairobi, said Martin Kivuva, archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa.
In Kenya and elsewhere in the region, the accidents are often blamed on poorly maintained vehicles, excess speed and poor road conditions. Kenya recorded 5,009 road traffic deaths last year, while 2,150 deaths were reported in the first six months of 2026, local media reported, citing numbers from the NTSA. Follow Al Jazeera English:
In Kenya and elsewhere in the region, the accidents are often blamed on poorly maintained vehicles, excess speed and poor road conditions. Kenya recorded 5,009 road traffic deaths last year, while 2,150 deaths were reported in the first six months of 2026, local media reported, citing numbers from the NTSA. Follow Al Jazeera English:
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