The incident comes two months after a locomotive carrying 250,000 litres of super petrol derailed at Kibarani on May 20, with five wagons capsizing into the Indian Ocean.
11:00am: The Mombasa County Department of Transport, Infrastructure and public Works issued a statement saying:
"Today at around 0550 hrs we received a report that a train wagon containing petroleum has derailed at Kibarani tunnel just opposite Uganda property spilling super petrol.
Our fire brigade team responded in good time to prevent any accident.
The spilled petrol has since been covered with form and the Kenya railway Corporation is in the process of decanting the product into a waiting petrol tanker.
The area has been sealed off until all the subsequent safety processes are done.
We apologize for the inconveniences caused."
@FlyJambojet:CAUTION: Kibarani Road is closed from Makupa. Use KPA Gate 9 & 10 to access Moi International Airport.
Transport has been affected along areas of Changamwe, Mikindani, Port Reitz, Miritini, Jomvu, Mariakani, Magongo and Mazeras
Commuters have been forced to trek from both sides of the Kibarani bridge to catch matatus to their destinations.
The locomotive derailed near the Changamwe round-about, paralyzing transport along the busy Mombasa-Nairobi highway.
Okanda: Two of the train wagons derailed leading to the oil spillage.
Okanda: We have been forced to close that section of the road because of the danger posed by the spillage of super petrol.
Okanda: Two of the train wagons derailed leading to the oil spillage.
Coast Region Traffic Commandant Emmanuel Okanda has confirmed the incident. He said super petrol spilled authorities to close the road.
The petroleum products are estimated to be 100,000 litres.
The train derailed at 5 am near Uganda Freight company spilling super petrol from two wagons.
10:01am: Police in Mombasa have closed the Kibarani-Makupa Causeway after a train ferrying super petrol derailed on Thursday morning.