NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 18 – The death toll from the oil tanker explosion along the Eldoret-Turbo Road has risen to three after another victim succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH).

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The latest fatality brings to three the number of people who have died following the accident at Paul Boit area on Thursday night.

A total of 22 injured victims are currently admitted at MTRH, with several suffering serious burns sustained when the tanker burst into flames.

Dr Andrew Wandera, Senior Clinical Services Doctor at MTRH, said seven of the victims are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after sustaining burns covering more than 25 per cent of their bodies.

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The remaining patients have facial and body burns and are receiving treatment at the hospital.

Dr Wandera said two victims were brought to the hospital dead shortly after the accident, while medical teams were working to stabilise those who survived.

“We have adequate supplies and medics who are working to help the victims so that they can heal quickly,” said Dr Wandera.

Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Wilberforce Sicharani said the accident occurred after a small tanker carrying petrol and diesel collided with another vehicle, causing the lorry to lose control and crash on the road.

According to Sicharani, members of the public rushed to the scene to scoop fuel that had spilled from the tanker.

It was during the commotion that the tanker caught fire, killing and injuring several people.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya