KENYA: British tourist in critical condition as 15 people are injured in Mombasa coach crash

Record ID: 362495

  • Title: KENYA: British tourist in critical condition as 15 people are injured in Mombasa coach crash
  • Date: 3rd March 2013
  • Summary: MOMBASA, KENYA (MARCH 02, 2013) (REUTERS) TRAFFIC POLICE CONTROLLING TRAFFIC FRONT OF TOURIST BUS THAT CRASHED MORE CRASHED BUS WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS LOOKING ON VEHICLES BEING DRIVEN DRIVING NEAR WHERE THE TOURIST BUS CRASHED MORE OF COMPANY OFFICIALS LOOKING ON MORE OF TOURIST BUS ON THE ROADSIDE RESIDENTS LOOKING ON TOURIST BUS BEING TOWED WIDE SHOT OF HOSPITAL VARIOUS
  • Embargoed: 18th March 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Kenya
  • Country: Kenya
  • Topics: Disasters,Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz,Travel / Tourism,Transport
  • Reuters ID: LVA6LE4F3I5QTDVUFFBP7WTW76VF
  • Story Text: One British tourist was seriously injured and several others received minor injuries after a bus belonging to Pollmans Tours lost control and veered off the road in Mombasa early Saturday (March 02) morning.
    The accident caused a massive traffic snarl up that left hundreds of other motorists and passengers stranded for several hours.
    The injured were taken to Mombasa and Aga Khan hospitals.
    Regional traffic police chief, Joshua Omukata said the driver of the bus that was carrying eighteen passengers was headed to Moi International Airport (MIA). Fifteen of those in the bus were injured while one was in critical condition.
    Most tourist hotels in the coastal city of Mombasa are reporting cancellations due general elections that get under way on Monday.
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