Mombasa Archdiocese Holds Special Prayers for 17 Pilgrims Killed in Crash
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 4 – The Archdiocese of Mombasa has held special prayers for 17 pilgrims from St Mathias Mulumba Parish who were killed in a road accident along the…
On October 4, the Archdiocese of Mombasa in Kenya conducted special prayers for 17 pilgrims from St. Mathias Mulumba Parish who lost their lives in a road accident. The group was en route to the National Shrine in Subukia for the annual Catholic National Prayer Day when the tragic incident occurred. The crash took place on the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway near Mlima Kiu, Salama, at around 12:10 a.m. local time.
According to police reports, a truck attempting to overtake a line of vehicles struck the rear right side of another truck traveling in the same direction. This collision caused the truck to lose control, swerve into oncoming traffic, and collide head-on with a minibus carrying 12 passengers. The minibus driver and all the passengers perished at the scene. The minibus eventually came to a stop after colliding with another truck proceeding in the same direction.
Archbishop Martin Kivuva of the Mombasa Archdiocese confirmed the deaths, expressing deep sorrow over the untimely passing of the 17 pilgrims. He stated that the group had been traveling to Subukia to participate in the National Prayer Day. The accident has raised concerns about road safety on Kenya's busiest transport corridor, the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, which is notorious for numerous road accidents.
The National Transport and Safety Authority estimates that approximately 4,000 people lose their lives on Kenyan roads each year due to factors such as speeding, reckless overtaking, drunk driving, and other reckless behaviors, despite ongoing road safety campaigns.
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