NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Ten people died Wednesday when a train struck a minibus in Nairobi, Kenya, a railway official said.
The minibus, called a matatu, was crossing the train tracks when the train approached and struck it, the Standard Digital News reported.
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Three people died instantly.
"Among the dead are five men and five women with 21 critically injured transferred to Mama Lucy Hospital," said railway commandant Kirimi Ringera.
A witness said the matatu was dragged nearly 1,640 feet away from the accident scene by the train.
