Londiani: 13 lost their lives after Matatu collided with a truck

  • 13 victims met their fate in Kipsitet area, Koguta on the Londiani-Muhoroni highway
  • According to news sources at the scene, a passenger car capable of carrying 14 people collided with a truck that had lost its direction
  • The police and other workers came to the scene to help rescue and take the dead bodies

Kericho – A fatal road accident claimed the lives of 13 people on Tuesday, September 3.

Police and citizens surrounded the scrapped matatu on the Londiani-Muhoroni Highway. Photo: Handout.
Source: UGC

A trailer collided with a passenger car at Kipsitet area in Koguta, on the Londiani-Muhoroni Highway.

What caused the Muhoroni accident?

The driver of the trailer is said to have lost control before it veered off the road and hit a rickshaw that was being driven towards Poisonous.

Police in a report confirmed 13 people died on the spot despite differences in reports showing the number of deaths.

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The bodies of the deceased and the driver were kept at the St Vincent Mission Hospital mortuary before identification.

Three people, one child and two adults, survived the accident with serious injuries but of different degrees and have been hospitalized in Muhoroni sub-county hospital.

Photos shared from the scene showed a grim scene with blood splattered all over.

Matatu was left with scrap seats hanging down, a clear sign of the magnitude of the accident.

It was towed to Kipsitet Police Station.

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