( CNN ) -- At least 37 people were killed following a bus crash west of Nairobi , Kenya , police said Thursday . The wreck took place in the predawn hours in Ntulele , when the bus overturned on the Nairobi-Narok highway . At least 32 others suffered multiple injuries and were evacuated to a district hospital , police said . Earlier , the Red Cross had reported 41 killed in the mishap , citing police . Between 3,000 and 13,000 people die in road accidents in Kenya every year , the World Health Organization says . Most of the victims are motorcyclists and pedestrians , but one third of them are vehicle passengers often riding on unsafe public transportation . Road safety laws are lacking , the WHO says . `` There are no laws for helmet wearing , blood alcohol concentration levels for drivers or child restraints in Kenya and where road safety laws do exist they are poorly enforced . '' The WHO says that main roads between Nairobi and the eastern part of the country -- such as the Nairobi-Narok highway -- are very dangerous . Speeding is a particular problem .
The bus overturned in predawn hours on a highway connecting Nairobi with the east . Basic road safety laws are lacking in Kenya , the WHO says . WHO : Roads in the east are very dangerous . Speeding is a particular problem .