The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has paralyzed Modern Coast’s bus service operations pending further investigation following the tragic accident that claimed at least 31 lives on Sunday, July 24.
The suspension was issued through a statement made on Monday, July 25, and affects 31 buses plying all seven routes across the country.
“Following a fatal road traffic crash that occurred on Sunday, July 24th, 2022 at the Nithi Bridge, Tharaka Nithi County, that has since claimed the lives of 33 passengers, the Authority hereby halts the operations of Modern Coast Express Limited.”
“A thorough multi-agency investigation into the crash and an evaluation of the operator’s safety operational standards is currently underway.”
“We condole with the families of those who lost their loved ones in this tragic crash and wish a quick recovery to those undergoing treatment,” read the statement in part.
The incapacitated routes include Nairobi-Mombasa, Mombasa-Mtwapa, Kilifi-Malindi-Witu-Mpeketoni-Lamu, as well as Nairobi-Nakuru-Kisumu-Kakamega-Busia.
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Nairobi-Nakuru-Kisumu-Eldoret-Malaba, Nairobi-Narok-Kisii-Homabay-Migori-Isibania, Mombasa-Makindu-Wote-Kitui-Machakos, and Nairobi-Thika-Embu-Meru-Maua are the other four routes amputated by the NTSA.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 25, the suspension affects 31 buses plying all seven routes across the country.
“Following a fatal road traffic crash that occurred on Sunday, July 24th, 2022 at the Nithi Bridge, Tharaka Nithi County, that has since claimed the lives of 33 passengers, the Authority hereby halts the operations of Modern Coast Express Limited.”
“A thorough multi-agency investigation into the crash and an evaluation of the operator’s safety operational standards is currently underway.”
“We condole with the families of those who lost their loved ones in this tragic crash and wish a quick recovery to those undergoing treatment,” read the statement in part.
The incapacitated routes include Nairobi-Mombasa, Mombasa-Mtwapa, Kilifi-Malindi-Witu-Mpeketoni-Lamu, as well as Nairobi-Nakuru-Kisumu-Kakamega-Busia.
Nairobi-Nakuru-Kisumu-Eldoret-Malaba, Nairobi-Narok-Kisii-Homabay-Migori-Isibania, Mombasa-Makindu-Wote-Kitui-Machakos, and Nairobi-Thika-Embu-Meru-Maua are the other four routes amputated by the NTSA.
However, the Nithi bridge catastrophe happened just a few days after other individuals lost their lives in events identical to this which happened on the Nairobi Expressway.
