Three killed in Voi road accident
The road accident that killed three people Thursday occured at Ndii, about 10 kilometres from Voi Town. PHOTO | GOOGLE MAPS
What you need to know:
- Area County Police Commander Richard Bitonga said the passengers had spent the night in Voi Town but the assignedl bus driver was nowhere to be seen at the time of departure.
- He said the driver escaped after the accident and police are still looking for him.
At least three people, among them a one-year-old child, were killed in a road accident Thursday morning at Ndii, about 10 kilometres away from Voi Town.
Several other passengers, including the conductor, sustained injuries and were taken to Voi Level Four Hospital.
The driver is said to have lost control of the bus, which then veered off the road and rolled over several times at around 7.15am.
The Classic Sacco bus was carrying about 40 passengers and was on its way to Nairobi. It had just left Voi Town before the accident.
Area County Police Commander Richard Bitonga said the passengers had spent the night in Voi Town but the assigned bus driver was nowhere to be seen at the time of departure, forcing the conductor to hire someone else to drive.
He said the driver escaped after the accident and police were still looking for him.
