Nakuru: 2 Killed, Several Feared Injured After Lorry Is Involved In Accident

• Two people were killed in Nakuru, and several others feared injured, after a lorry transporting logs was involved in an accident
• The lorry reportedly veered off the road and overturned leading to the tragic incident on the fateful day
• A crowd of people had gathered at the scene as efforts to rescue those involved in the accident continued

Tragic scenes unfolded after two people died and several others were injured in a lorry accident in the Dundori area of Nakuru county.

What caused the Nakuru accident?

Unconfirmed reports state that the lorry, which was reportedly transporting logs, lost control and veered off the road, leading to the tragic incident.

Videos circulating online showed a large crowd gathered around a white lorry that had overturned while rescue efforts were ongoing.

The police had not yet issued a statement by the time this article was published.

This comes after another tragic accident that killed two people on the Keroka-Masimba highway in Kisii county.

The tragic incident happened when the motorbike ridden by two young men collided with an oncoming lorry.

6 school going children killed in Kitui accident

Earlier, at least six students were confirmed dead following a horrible accident along the Kitui-Kibwezi Road.

Ithitha deputy county commissioner Vincent Loctary Lomachary confirmed the morning accident on Friday, September 13, saying it happened at the Wiitu Shopping Centre.

Lomachary said the victims included three pupils from Kyaoni Primary School and three from Kyaoni Secondary.

The authorities said five of the victims were girls. According to the deputy county commissioner, the learners were knocked down by a Probox vehicle while crossing the road at 6.20 am.

Lomachary said preliminary findings from the police showed that the Probox was speeding at the time of the accident.

The Probox driver fled the accident scene before surrendering to Mutomo Police Station.

National Police Service spokesperson Resila Onyango confirmed the incident, saying police launched investigations to establish the cause of the tragic accident.

It emerged that three of the six children who were hit and killed by a speeding vehicle at Kyoani Market in Ikutha, along Kibwezi Road, were from the same family.

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