Train collides with PSV bus in Githurai

A commuter train collided with a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) bus at a railway crossing in Githurai, causing chaos and panic among nearby residents and commuters.

The incident drew crowds of onlookers to the scene as members of the public gathered around the involved locomotive and damaged vehicle. Emergency personnel and local authorities moved to secure the area following the crash.

The collision occurred at a time of heightened safety scrutiny for rail transportation in the country. Days prior to the Githurai crash, a Nairobi-Nyahururu passenger train operated by Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) derailed at Ol Kalou after two coach wheels veered off the tracks.

Rail crossings across urban settlements in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area remain a point of concern for urban planners and transport engineers. Many informal crossings lack automated barriers, reliance remains heavily on manual signals, and driver compliance at railway line intersections varies widely.

Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators frequently navigate these level crossings during peak hours, often competing with train timetables on shared transport corridors. Standard safety guidelines require all road traffic to yield to oncoming trains at designated and non-designated railway crossings.

Authorities have not released confirmed figures regarding total casualties or injuries sustained during the crash. Further details are expected once responding teams finish clearing the track and issue an official statement on the cause of the collision.