Death toll in Salgaa accident soars to 9
One of the six vehicles involved in an accident with a lorry at Salgaa Bridge near Salgaa trading centre on Sunday May 11, 2014. At least seven people died on the spot with fears of more fatalities as more were taken to hospital in critical condition. PHOTO/SULEIMAN MBATIAH
What you need to know:
- It is feared that the fatalities could rise as several others were taken to hospital in critical condition.
- The accident happened after a lorry transporting maize from Eldoret to Nairobi apparently lost its brakes hitting the vehicles.
- Those who died on the spot were in a fourteen-seater matatu headed to Molo from Salgaa.
The death toll in Salgaa accident involving a lorry and six other vehicles on Sunday has risen to 10 after a child succumbed to injuries.
The child was among casualties who had been rushed to the Rift valley Provincial General hospital in a critical condition. Seven people perished on the spot in the accident that involved a lorry and a fourteen-seater matatu headed to Molo from Salgaa.
Most fatalities involved passengers travelling in the matatu as well as its driver. The lorry driver also died in the accident.
The incident occured at Salgaa Bridge near the accident prone Salgaa trading centre along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway.
It is feared that the fatalities could rise as several others were taken to hospital in critical condition.
The accident happened after the brakes of a lorry transporting maize from Eldoret to Nairobi failed, resulting in a multiple crash.
Two of the vehicles involved were heading to the same direction with the lorry while four were headed to the opposite direction.
Police are at the scene retrieving the bodies of the dead.
The accident comes barely a week after a rescue centre was opened at the Salgaa black spot to help accident victims.
Details to follow.
