Kenya bus crash kills at least 24 as government vows road safety crackdown

Church mourners die on Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa Highway weeks after another crash killed 17 people.A bus carrying mourners has collided with a truck on a major highway in southeastern Kenya, killing at least 24 people, police say.The crash happened in the Kanga area near Mtito Andei, on the road linking the capital, Nairobi, to the coastal city of Mombasa, at about 7:45am (04:45 GMT) on Sunday, October 25.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Uganda orders 21-day Ebola quarantine for citizens returning from DR Congolist 2 of 2Kenya announces second Ebola death, says ‘no evidence’ of community spreadend of listAnother 24 people were injured, hospital officials said.The deaths came just over three weeks after another crash on the highway killed 17 people, prompting fresh government promises to improve road safety.The bus belonged to Power of the Word Church International in Mombasa and was taking passengers home from their pastor’s funeral in western Kenya.They had stopped for breakfast shortly before the collision, according to one survivor.The other vehicle was a truck transporting cement.Violet Mwandonyi, who survived the crash, told the Associated Press on Sunday that she ...