Accidents
Although KR has been an economic lifeline, it has been plagued by safety issues. Derailments are common. The maximum speed of trains on the railway is 30 mph/48.3 km/h. Notable accidents include these:
- In 1990, 114 perished in a Mombasa-bound passenger train which plunged into a river after floods washed away a bridge at Ngai Ndethya.
- In 1999, 32 died at Tsavo National Park when brakes on a passenger train failed, making it derail.
- In 2000, 13 died near Kisumu after a passenger train rolled backwards due to failed brakes.
- In 2000, at least 25 were burnt to death after a freight train carrying gas exploded.
- On the morning of 16 October 2005, a matatu (taxi minibus) was struck by a passenger train near Kisumu. Six people died and 23 more were injured.
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