The driver of the ill-fated bus that killed 23 individuals, had waited for nearly two hours before he made the decision to cross River Enziu.
Though some of the wedding attendees stated they were getting late for the occasion, the driver insisted that he was not familiar with the bridge, hence, expressed fears of crossing.
A survivor, Simon Kea, narrated that the driver got confident after two matatus and some contractors crossed the flooded river.
Mwingi residents mill around the accident scene where a bus drowned with 30 wedding guests on board at Enziu River in Mwingi on Saturday, December 4, 2021.
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Some of the travellers who were stranded by the river banks also hopped onto the bus with the hope of getting a lift to the other side.
One of those who died in the ill fated accident was a jovial priest by the name Kenneth Wanzala Okinda.
Here is last message written by Wanzala few minutes before the accident