Nakuru: Several Feared Dead As Matatu Collides With Trailer In Grisly Dawn Accident

• The collision at Eveready Roundabout resulted in at least five fatalities, with images depicting the severe damage to the Ngata Sacco matatu
• Nakuru West Subcounty Police commander Francis Wahome confirmed the incident that had caused a traffic snarl on the busy highway
• Survivors were swiftly transported to Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital for advanced medical care

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nakuru - A morning road accident along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway has claimed multiple lives and left many injured.

The accident involving a 14-seater matatu and a long-distance truck that occurred at Eveready Roundabout has claimed at least five lives.

Nakuru West Subcounty Police commander Francis Wahome confirmed the incident, saying it occurred around 7: 20am.

Early reports indicate that survivors have been rushed to Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital for advanced treatment.

Images from the scene have painted a grim image of the severity of the accident, with the matatu belonging to Ngata Sacco wholly destroyed.

According to Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital's Deputy Medical Superintendent Emmanuel Sinei, 19 patients had been brought to the health facility.

What caused the accident

A report by Mtaa Wangu revealed that the truck might have had faulty brakes as it rushed downhill, frantically hooting at other vehicles on the road.

Mirriam Nyawira, a witness, said the matatu, on the other hand, had been flagged down by traffic police officers at the roundabout and had stopped on the side of the road.

She explained that it was likely the matatu driver did not hear the lorry hooting before it rammed into his vehicle.

"I think the matatu driver did not hear the hooting because he was talking to the police. Unfortunately, the trailer rammed over the matatu before stopping in a ditch on the side of the road," Nyawira said.

Londiani junction accident claims 5 lives

Separately, five people were confirmed dead, while 11 others sustained serious injuries in a road traffic accident along the Kericho-Nakuru highway.

Police in Mau Summit launched an investigation into the cause of the fatal road traffic accident that occurred on the morning of Saturday, December 2, at about 2:45am.

The police said that due to the impact, four male adult passengers on board the matatu and a juvenile aged about two years died on the spot.