{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_7m4sztzeaopjfwv7fsja","title":"NTSA launches probe into Salama crash that killed 17 pilgrims","title_en":null,"outlets":5,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/ntsa-launches-probe-into-salama-crash-that-killed-17-pilgrims-7m4sztzeao","count":5,"items":[{"id":"n_ogclwngxhf4k4a36dzma","seq":1655688,"kind":"article","title":"17 pilgrims identified among dead in Salama crash","url":"https://nairobinews.co.ke/17-pilgrims-identified-among-dead-in-salama-crash","summary":"Seventeen pilgrims travelling from Mikindani Catholic Parish in Mombasa to the Subukia Shrine in Nakuru have been identified as the people who died in the road crash along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway at Salama, Makueni County. Police also clarified that the driver of the Howo truck did not die as earlier reported. The driver sustained serious […] The post 17 pilgrims identified among dead in Salama crash appeared first on Nairobi News .","published":"2026-10-04T10:29:51Z","seen":"2026-10-04T10:53:22Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-nairobinews-co-ke-6d64a1","name":"nairobinews.co.ke","domain":"nairobinews.co.ke"},"via":"kite-nairobinews-co-ke-6d64a1","topics":["crime news"],"authors":["Salma Khamis"],"entities":[{"id":"Q25929337","name":"Salama","type":"place"}],"story":"st_7m4sztzeaopjfwv7fsja","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.7699999809265137,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6499999761581421,"political":0.03999999910593033},{"id":"n_3ztcxl44eu2wohprgjfq","seq":1650776,"kind":"article","title":"Salama crash: Autopsies set for 17 pilgrims","url":"https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001559365/salama-crash-autopsies-set-for-17-pilgrims","published":"2026-10-04T10:08:14Z","seen":"2026-10-04T10:08:14Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"standardmedia.co.ke","name":"standardmedia.co.ke","domain":"standardmedia.co.ke","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7766218","name":"The Standard","type":"newspaper","country":"KE","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","health","politics"],"authors":["Mike Kihaki"],"story":"st_7m4sztzeaopjfwv7fsja","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.550000011920929,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5699999928474426,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_4ysawfyzjrlra23djq3a","seq":1634116,"kind":"article","title":"Salama crash: Autopsies set for 17 pilgrims after bodies identified","url":"https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-10-04-autopsy-set-for-17-pilgrims-killed-in-salama-crash","published":"2026-10-04T07:39:13Z","seen":"2026-10-04T07:39:13Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"the-star.co.ke","name":"the-star.co.ke","domain":"the-star.co.ke","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q16955760","name":"The Star","type":"newspaper","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","health","politics"],"entities":[{"id":"Q25929337","name":"Salama","type":"place"}],"story":"st_7m4sztzeaopjfwv7fsja","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.550000011920929,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7599999904632568,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_dbbslcamuirqdouwwenq","seq":1570178,"kind":"article","title":"NTSA Launches Probe Into Fatal Salama Crash That Killed 17 Pilgrims","url":"https://www.kdrtv.co.ke/news/ntsa-launches-probe-into-fatal-salama-crash-that-killed-17-pilgrims","summary":"The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has launched investigations into the fatal road accident that claimed the lives of 17 pilgrims at Salama along the Mombasa- Nairobi highway. Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchis said the authority has dispatched a multidisciplinary crash investigation team to Salama to conduct the investigation. According to CS Chirchir, the […] The post NTSA Launches Probe Into Fatal Salama Crash That Killed 17 Pilgrims appeared first…","published":"2026-10-03T17:53:32Z","seen":"2026-10-03T18:02:51Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-kdrtv-co-ke-da9bd1","name":"kdrtv.co.ke","domain":"kdrtv.co.ke"},"via":"kite-kdrtv-co-ke-da9bd1","topics":["news","davis chirchir","mombasa-nairobi highway","ntsa"],"authors":["Ezra Nyakundi"],"entities":[{"id":"Q23665564","name":"Ntsa","type":"org"}],"story":"st_7m4sztzeaopjfwv7fsja","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.6399999856948853,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6399999856948853,"political":0.07999999821186066},{"id":"n_7m4sztzeaopjfwv7fsja","seq":1528952,"kind":"article","title":"NTSA launches probe into Salama crash that killed 17 pilgrims","url":"https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/national/407946/ntsa-launches-probe-into-salama-crash-that-killed-17-pilgrims","summary":"The crash occurred along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway in Salama, Makueni County, leaving several other people injured and undergoing treatment.","published":"2026-10-03T11:51:56Z","seen":"2026-10-03T12:13:41Z","lang":"en","country":"KE","source":{"id":"kite-eastleighvoice-co-ke-30f39f","name":"eastleighvoice.co.ke","domain":"eastleighvoice.co.ke"},"via":"kite-eastleighvoice-co-ke-30f39f","topics":["headlines","national","news","ntsa","road accidents","road crash","road safety","salama road accident"],"authors":["Rachael Mutabasi"],"entities":[{"id":"Q23665564","name":"Ntsa","type":"org"}],"image":"https://publish.eastleighvoice.co.ke/mugera_lock/uploads/2026/10/eastleighvoice-co-ke-2026-october-03-092949.webp","story":"st_7m4sztzeaopjfwv7fsja","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.6200000047683716,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.699999988079071,"political":0.10999999940395355}]}