10 people have been confirmed dead after being involved in a nasty road accident at Karai area in Naivasha along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

The accident occurred on Monday, January 5, at around 2 am after a Greenline bus collided with a 14-seater matatu belonging to Nanyuki Cabs Sacco.

Preliminary investigations have disclosed that the deceased passengers in the accident include two minors.

The matatu had extensive damage to its front end and one side, while the bus was partially wrecked at the front.

In a statement, the Kenya Red Cross said that several passengers were also injured during the early morning crash.

The injured passengers were taken to Naivasha District Hospital to receive immediate medical care.

“A road traffic accident occurred at around 2:00 am at Karai along the Nairobi–Nakuru Highway, involving a bus and a matatu. Several injured people were taken to Naivasha District Hospital as Kenya Red Cross and other emergency teams responded,” the statement said.

The accident comes just days after 6 people lost their lives in another road crash along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

The accident happened after a matatu and a trailer collided head-on at the Kikopey area in Gilgil.

According to eyewitness accounts, the crash was caused by brake failure on the truck, resulting in devastating consequences.

On Friday, January 2, 6 passengers were killed in another road accident along Mombasa Road at Katumani near Konza City.

The accident involved a bus that collided with a matatu, leaving six passengers dead at the scene and seven others critically injured.

This happens as the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has expressed deep sorrow following a series of tragic road traffic crashes that have recently occurred along major highways across the country, claiming several lives and leaving others injured.

In a press statement released on Saturday, January 3, 2026, the authority detailed three separate incidents recorded along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway and the Gilgil–Nakuru Highway, highlighting reckless driving and failure to observe traffic rules as key preliminary causes.

”We are deeply saddened by the tragic road traffic crashes that have claimed several lives and left others injured along major highways in the last 24 hours,” the statement read in part.

As schools prepare to reopen in the first week of January 2026, NTSA has also urged all road users to exercise extreme caution and strictly adhere to traffic rules to prevent further loss of life.

“We urge all road users to exercise extreme caution and adhere to traffic rules, especially as our children travel back to school next week,” the statement added.