When the bus went past the Rhotia Hill Township, speeding downhill to the road section known as "Kwa-Karani', eyewitnesses saw the vehicle being catapulted into the air and nose dive into the gorge adjacent to River Marera, in Karatu, according to the Daily News.
Basi lilipopita kijiji cha Rhotia, likateremka kwa kasi kwenye eneo linaloitwa 'Kwa-Karani', mashuhuda waliona gari likipaa angani na hatimaye kuangukia kwenye Mto Marera, Karatu, kwa mujibu wa gazeti la Daily News.