Kericho: 3 Killed As Trailer Ferrying LPG Gas Collides With Double Cabin Van

• Three people died in a tragic head-on collision involving a Mercedes Benz trailer and a Nissan Double Cabin along the Londiani-Muhoroni road
• The early morning accident on September 6 occurred at around 6 am, claiming the lives of two men and a woman in the Nissan Double Cabin
• The trailer, which was ferrying LPG gas, had a surviving driver who was rushed to Fortenan Sub-county Hospital for treatment
• Police have launched an investigation into the crash, with the bodies of the victims taken to St. Vincent Hospital Mortuary for postmortem

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

Kericho - Three people have lost their lives in a tragic road accident at Fort Ternan along the Londiani-Muhoroni Highway.

The Friday, September 6, early morning fatal crash involved a Mercedes Benz trailer and a Nissan Double Cabin.

How did Kericho accident unfold

According to a preliminary police report, the accident occurred at around 6am when the two vehicles, which were travelling in opposite directions, collided head-on.

A report by Citizen Digital revealed the trailer was ferrying LPG gas, while the Nissan Double Cabin carried three occupants, a woman and two men.

The three occupants of the Nissan Double Cabin died on the spot following the impact of the collision.

The driver of the trailer survived the crash and was rushed to Fortenan Sub-County Hospital, where he is receiving treatment for his injuries.

Bodies of the deceased were moved to St. Vincent Hospital Mortuary in Muhoroni, awaiting identification and postmortem.

The police have since launched a probe to determine the exact cause of the accident, as efforts continue to establish events leading up to the crash.

What caused Londiani's grisly road accident?

The accident comes days after a truck and a Kamtco Ltd Sacco collided, leading to the reported deaths and critical injuries.

According to police, the truck driver's apparent lack of keenness caused the accident.

The heavy mover, of the Mercedes Benz make, swerved off its lane to ram into the oncoming matatu killing nine people on the spot, the driver included.

Onlookers at the scene corroborated the account of the police, saying the truck was headed to Londiani while the Matatu was to Kisumu.

The bodies of the fatalities were booked into the St Vincent Mission Hospital morgue ahead of identification.

Photos shared from the scene depicted a nasty bloodbath that no one would survive in under ordinary circumstances.

The body of the PSV was crashed and its formation dismantled, only fragments of the seats being the only evidence that the wreckage was once a mover on the road.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.