The scene of the accident. [Photo/nation.co.ke]

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At least 26 people died Monday night following a grisly road accident at Kambu, along Mombasa – Nairobi highway.

The accident involved a passenger bus and a tanker.

The bus, which was heading to Mombasa, was overtaking several vehicles when it collided with the truck.

“It was a very bad head-on collision accident,” Leonard Kimaiyo, Police chief for Kibwezi said, confirming the death toll.

Several others sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Makindu Hospital.