A man from Northern Kenya region is counting God's blessings after escaping narrowly following a road crash on Wednesday that left 14 people dead at Matuu region in Machakos County.
Mr Abdulrashid Mohammed was in the Nairobi bound bus that rammed into a stationary truck at Matuu killing 14 on spot. The bus was travelling from Mandera.
According to him, his wife had called minutes before the crash, informing him that she had dreamt that he had been involved in an accident and died. However, the accident would take place thirty minutes later.
"I heard a loud bang on the left side of the bus, followed by wailing as the bus veered off the road and then stopped. I jumped out through a window,” he told the Nation after being treated for slight bruises on his hands and discharged from Matuu Sub-County Hospital.
The businessman, who had occupied seat number 43 on the right side of the bus, was yet to understand the meaning of his wife’s dream, but he was happy to have survived.
The left side of the bus was ripped off, killing 14 passengers on the spot and injuring 27 others. The victims were 10 men, three women and a child.
"We kept complaining to the driver about loud music and speeding, but he turned a deaf ear,” Mr Mohammed said.
Machakos County Police Commander Mohammed Farah said detectives are still investigating the circumstances that led to the fatal crash. The driver of the truck is also under police surveillance.
"We cannot, at this moment, say with certainty what transpired, but the truck driver was promptly arrested and put in custody at Matuu Police Station as investigations continue,” Mr Farah told the Nation at the scene.
Mandera Governor Ali Roba confirmed that among the dead, was his bodyguard who was travelling to Nairobi. Mr Roba said the county will pay a total of Sh6 million to the affected families.