One dead as trucks collide near Naivasha

One of the trucks that was involved in a crash at Marula area on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway on February 22, 2017. One person was killed and three others injured in the crash. PHOTO | MACHARIA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP

One person died and three others injured after two trucks collided at Marula on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway.

According to Naivasha traffic police boss Joachim Kangangi, one of the drivers was driving on the wrong lane at Marula area between Nakuru and Naivasha at midday Tuesday.

He said one of the trucks was heading towards Nairobi.

“We are investigating to establish what caused the Nakuru-bound driver to move to the other lane,” he said.

The injured were taken to the Naivasha Sub-County Hospital.

The accident caused a huge traffic snarl up on the busy highway.

The vehicles were later towed to the Naivasha police station.