The last thing driver of killer bus told his son before deadly accident

A son to the 72-year old driver of the killer bus that crashed at Fort Ternan has said that his father had complained of faulty breaks to the owners of the bus who dismissed his requests.

Johnson Chogo added that his father, Lucas Asang’asa was frustrated that the owners of his bus were reluctant to solve the mechanical issues.

The last thing that the 72-year old driver told his son was that he was considering quitting his job because his bus had faulty brakes that were forcing him to strain.

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The driver, however, went on his job. His son said the discussion they had on the problems facing Asang’asa at work was the last one and the next thing he heard was news of the deadly accident.

“On the fateful morning as he left for work, he told me the bus’ brakes were faulty. He was hesitant to continue with the job because the management was not keen on fixing the problem…that was the last we talked until we heard about the accident,” the driver’s son was quoted by the Nation.

He is reported to have driven from Kakamega to Nairobi and was on a return trip when the Western Cross Express Sacco bus he was driving plunged into a valley – killing 58 people including himself and his conductor.