A 17-year-old boy is among four people injured while trying to board a ferry at the Likoni crossing point in Mombasa on Saturday night.
According to the Kenya Ferry Services, the four were injured after hundreds of passengers attempted to board the ferry all at once leading to chaos.
The Service revealed that one of their dependable ferries, MV Jambo, is no longer in service after it broke down, significantly affecting operations at the major crossing.
Similarly it said that Following the incident, their security stewards were overpowered by the multitude of people who had been waiting to board the vessel.
“Some of the passengers began jumping onto the ferry even before it had been properly docked, leading to the chaotic scenes,” said the officials.
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The injured passengers were rushed to Mombasa General Hospital.
Two were treated and allowed to go home, but two are currently admitted at the hospital.
