Lwandeti accident death toll rises as 2 more die in hospital
The wreckage of the matatu that was involved in an accident in Lwandeti on Eldoret-Malaba road on June 28, 2019 leaving nine people dead. PHOTO | BENSON AMADALA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The two, who sustained serious injuries, were taken to Webuye County and the Moi Teaching and Referral hospital respectively, after the accident on Eldoret-Malaba road.
- Meanwhile, it has emerged that a boda boda rider caused the collision between a North Rift Shuttle heading to Bungoma and a truck on its way to Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
- The rider emerged from a nearby home and joined the main road unexpectedly.
The death toll following the Friday night accident at Lwandeti market has risen to nine as two more people have died in hospital.
The two, who sustained serious injuries, were taken to Webuye County and Moi Teaching and Referral hospital respectively, after the accident on Eldoret-Malaba road.
The ninth victim died on Saturday afternoon soon after being received at MTRH, doctors said.
The scene of the accident in Lwandeti on Eldoret-Malaba road on June 28, 2019, that left nine people dead. PHOTO | BENSON AMADALA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
DOCTOR'S REPORT
Webuye County Hospital Medical Superintendent Simon Kisaka said the patient died as doctors tried to resuscitate him.
Dr Kisaka said some of the survivors would be transferred to Bungoma County Referral Hospital.
"They urgently need to be put on life support at the intensive care unit because their condition remains critical. We are doing everything possible to save their lives," he said.
He added that the rest of the passengers were out of danger.
The wreckage of the truck that was involved in an accident in Lwandeti on Eldoret-Malaba road on June 28, 2019, leaving nine people dead. PHOTO | BENSON AMADALA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
BODA BODA
Meanwhile, it has emerged that a boda boda rider caused the collision between a North Rift Shuttle heading to Bungoma and a truck on its way to Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
Witnesses and survivors said the shuttle's driver lost control after hitting the rider who had been carrying two passenger.
The rider emerged from a nearby home and joined the main road unexpectedly. He then rammed into the oncoming trailer which overturned, blocking the busy highway and causing a traffic snarl-up for nearly two hours.
Seven victims died at the scene while eight were taken to the Webuye hospital, six in critical condition.
Among the casualties were the boda boda rider and his two passengers. The other three had been travelling in the matatu.
