At least six people are feared dead, while eight others sustained injuries after a 14-seater matatu collided with a parked lorry at Twin Bridge, Mau Summit on the morning of Saturday, September 5.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

The accident occurred at around 3 am along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway, with the injured passengers rushed to Londiani Hospital for treatment.

Images seen by Kenyans.co.ke showed the matatu extensively damaged, with its windscreen shattered, windows broken, and seats mangled following the collision.

Reports indicate that some of the passengers were travelling back home after attending a police graduation ceremony before the accident occurred.

📌 What You Need to Know

Police have since launched investigations into the cause of the crash as authorities continue to establish the circumstances that led to the matatu colliding with the parked lorry.

The latest accident comes amid growing concerns over the rising number of road crashes in the country, with the government mulling tough rules to curb the surging cases.

Just a day earlier ,five people died while 21 others were injured following a separate road accident involving a lorry along the Ikutha-Mutulu-Kasaala Road in Kitui County.

The Friday, September 4 accident occurred at Kasarani, past Mutulu Shopping Centre, after the lorry, which was ferrying traders to Kasaala Market, reportedly lost control and overturned.

Ikutha Sub-County Police Commander Raphael Mutiso confirmed that five people died at the scene, while several others sustained serious injuries.

The victims comprised one man and four women, with their bodies transferred to the Mutomo Level 4 Sub-County Hospital Mortuary.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke