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 eneo la milima la Rhotia Township, likiteremka kwa kasi kuelekea kwenye sehemu ya barabara inayoitwa "Kwa-Karani', mashahidi wa kujionea waliona gari likirushwa hewani na puani kuingia kwenye korongo lililo karibu na Mto Marera, huko Karatu, kulingana na Daily News.