At least 17 people were killed in a multi-vehicle collision on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway in Kenya on Saturday, according to Al Jazeera. Most of those who died were pilgrims, the outlet reported.
The crash occurred near Salama in Makueni County, according to the Daily Nation, which described it as a multi-vehicle highway collision. The Star reported the same death toll from the crash on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
ACI Africa reported that 15 of the dead were parishioners traveling to the Subukia Shrine for national prayers. The Standard also reported 17 deaths in what it called a road crash in Makueni.
The accounts differ slightly on the number of pilgrims among the dead, with ACI Africa putting the figure at 15 parishioners. Al Jazeera described the victims as mostly pilgrims.
No further details on the cause of the collision, the number of injured people, or the total number of vehicles involved were available in the reporting summarized here.
Kenyan highways have long carried heavy traffic between the capital and the port city of Mombasa, and the route passes through Makueni County in the country's eastern region.
What to watch next: Kenyan authorities have not yet released a full casualty breakdown or an account of what caused the collision, and further details may emerge as officials respond.
