51 people were killed in a bus crash in Western Kenya on Wednesday morning, when the bus they were travelling on overturned and its roof was ripped off.

 

According to police, the bus was travelling from Nairobi to Kakamega and that 52 passengers on board.

 

Official statistics show that 3,000 people die annually in road accidents in Kenya. However, the World Health Organisation suggests it could be as high as 12,000.