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Road accident along Nakuru-Eldoret Road

Fifteen people have died and several others injured in a grisly accident involving a bus and a Northways Shuttle along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.

According to the police, the accident happened in the wee hours of Tuesday, January 9, 2023, at Twin Bridge bridge area.

The Northways shuttle collided head-on with the bus belonging to Classic Kings of Congo, claiming 15 lives on the spot.

Several other people were injured and were rushed to Molo Sub-County Hospital by police officers from Mau Summit Police Station who responded to the scene.

Accidents along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway have been on the rise in the recent past, with the National Police Service now appealing to all motorists to exercise extreme caution on the roads to prevent road crashes.

On January 6, 2024, at about 0500hrs at Mustard area along Nakuru-Eldoret highway, a fatal road traffic accident involving 3 Isuzu motor vehicles and a Mercedes Benz trailer claimed one life and left several other passengers injured.

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Road Accident Along Narok-Bomet Road

A grisly road accident involving a Toyota Hiace matatu belonging to Transcar Galaxy Sacco and Mitsubishi Fuso lorry Tegero area along Narok-Bomet road has left one person dead and several others injured.

According to the police, the accident happened at about 0115hours on Monday, January 8, 2024.

The accident happened a s a result of a head-on collision.

The driver of the Toyata Hiace matatu died on the spot. Five passengers sustained serious injuries while 11 others were slightly injured.

The injury victims were all rushed to Narok County Referral Hospital where they are undergoing treatment.

The deceased’s body was also moved to the same hospital’s mortuary where it will undergo autopsy.

Police officers from Ololulunga Police Station processed the scene.

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At least five people have been killed after two 14-seater matatus collided at Rupingaci bridge in Majengo on the Embu-Meru highway.

More details to follow….

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Three people died on the spot while twenty others suffered serious injuries after they were involved in a road accident at Mida area along the Malindi-Mombasa Highway on Saturday night.

The accident involved a matatu and a private Toyota Wish car.

Confirming the accident, Malindi Traffic Police Commander George Naybei said the matatu, which was carrying 14 passengers, was heading to Mombasa from Malindi and collided head-on with the saloon car heading in the opposite direction.

The traffic police boss said the driver of the saloon car was trying to overtake another vehicle at high speed before colliding with the matatu.

Naybei said the driver died on the spot and confirmed the injured were rushed to Malindi subcounty hospital.

The hospital’s Medical Superintendent Doctor Evans Ogato said the 22 had serious injuries including broken limbs, arms and ribs.

He said the bodies of the deceased were taken to the hospital’s mortuary.

Naybei urged drivers to be cautious while driving on the road to avoid such accidents

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