The Wednesday morning bus accident in Kisumu-Muhoroni highway at Fort Ternan area in Kericho has risen to 50, according to police.

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The death toll was initially at 42 but more deaths have been reported after eight more survivors succumbed to injuries as several bodies trapped in the wreck. 

Fort Tenan Police Station OCS Charles Ocharo says the bus was heading to Kisumu from Nairobi when it veered and rolled several times.

Police estimate that the Western Express bus had 52 occupants. The bodies have been taken to Kericho Hospital mortuary

Among the survivors is the driver whose condition is not yet established. 

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