Nakuru: Two Dead, 20 Injured When 2 Matatus Collide in Rongai Danger Zone

• An accident that occurred at Ngata area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway claimed the lives of two people
• Lewis Mbasu, who is currently recovering in Nakuru hospital, claimed the matatu that caused the accident started speeding after one passenger got off
• Boniface Tirop, the doctor at the center where the captives were taken, said some 20 injured have been treated and allowed to go home

Nakuru – A tragic accident between two tricycles occurred in the popular area of ​​Ngata on Sunday, September 8, on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway, resulting in the death of two people.

22 others were injured, including six athletes who were returning from the race Nairobi City Marathon 2024.

What caused the Ngata accident that killed 2?

Survivors of the accident described the incident claiming that the driver was speeding.

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“The driver started increasing the speed after we left the Sobea area, one passenger was getting off, and when he returned to the road, the speed caused an accident,” said Lewis Mbasu.

“We were standing in Nakuru for about an hour after the Nairobi Marathon. A few kilometers later, we had an accident suddenly. I don't even know how it happened,” added Lewis Kipkemboi.

Medical expert Boniface Tirop reported that some of the injured have been treated and allowed to go home while the remaining patients are expected to be released soon.

At the same time, the increase in the number of accidents across the country has raised serious concerns about the state of the roads and led to calls for increased caution when traveling.

I mourn as a family of 5 died in an accident

Elsewhere, a family of five lost their lives in a tragic situation when their taxi rammed into a government bus at Rameswaram.

The family, which included a child sand of 10 days, was returning home from the hospital at midnight when the accident happened.

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Authorities quickly arrived at the scene, and the deceased were taken to the morgue for autopsy.

The injured, including the baby and his mother, were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

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