Three Belgians killed in accident in Kenya: highway to death kills 3,000 every year | Abroad

500 kilometers as good as straight ahead and only one lane in each direction: the ‘highway’ between Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya, where three compatriots were killed on Friday, has been a highway to death for years. Thousands of victims are killed every year. “Truck drivers fall asleep on those endless, straight stretches: with a bit of luck they crash next to the asphalt, otherwise they crash head-on into an oncoming vehicle.”