Seven killed in accident on Eldoret-Nakuru highway
The scene of the accident on Eldoret-Nakuru highway on December 11, 2018, in which at least seven people died after a matatu collided with a truck. PHOTO | LUCAS BARASA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
At least seven passengers died on Tuesday when the matatu they were travelling in collided with a truck on Eldoret-Nakuru highway.
Witnesses said the driver of the truck, which had maize, had been trying to overtake at a sharp corner when the crash occurred at Mlango Tatu.
Police at the scene reported collecting seven bodies, a number which Rift Valley Traffic Enforcement Officer Zero Arome confirmed.
Mr Arome said the drivers of the two vehicles were among those who died.
The injured were taken to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and the wreckage to a nearby police station.
The matatu that was involved in an accident on Eldoret-Nakuru highway on December 11, 2018, in which at least seven people died. PHOTO | LUCAS BARASA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The matatu that was involved in an accident on Eldoret-Nakuru highway on December 11, 2018, in which at least seven people died. PHOTO | LUCAS BARASA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The scene of the accident on Eldoret-Nakuru highway on December 11, 2018, in which at least seven people died after a matatu collided with a truck. PHOTO | LUCAS BARASA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The truck that was involved in an accident on Eldoret-Nakuru highway on December 11, 2018, in which at least seven people died. PHOTO | LUCAS BARASA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
The scene of the accident on Eldoret-Nakuru highway on December 11, 2018, in which at least seven people died after a matatu collided with a truck. PHOTO | LUCAS BARASA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
