Editor's Review

The mourners were from a funeral in Mgambonyi, Taita Taveta county.

A Journey from a funeral in Taita Taveta turned tragic after the bus a group of mourners had boarded got involved in a crash at Josa area.

According to sources, the bus presumably lost its brakes before veering off the Wundanyi-Mwatate road on Saturday.

The bus rolled down a slope along the highway.

Eleven people died on the spot as others sustained serious injuries.

The survivors of the crash were admitted to the nearby health facilities in Mwatate and Voi townships.

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The fatalities were booked into a Moi hospital morgue.

The accident was confirmed by the police who are yet to establish the cause.

Onlookers at the scene of the accident.

Motorists have been advised to be extra careful as they navigate the roads in this rainy season.

This occurred a couple of weeks after another crash claimed lives on the busy Nairobi - Nakuru highway.

It was on April 30 when a Pwani University bus ferrying students and staff to a spotting event in Eldoret lost its brake and veered off.

A total of 14 people died on the spot as three others succumbed to their injuries in the hospitals they had been admitted to.