A road crash on a highway in Kenya killed at least 17 people, most of them Catholic pilgrims
At least 13 people, primarily Catholic pilgrims, were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on a highway leading to Mombasa, Kenya.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A crash involving multiple vehicles on the highway to the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday killed 17 people, most of them pilgrims on the way to a prayer site, officials said. The crash in the Salama area happened after midnight when a truck driver tried and failed to overtake...
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