- Three teenage boys were pronounced dead after the motorbike they were travelling on collided with a truck
- The motorbike rider reportedly tried to overtake a vehicle but collided head-on with an oncoming truck
- Police reports indicate that two of the motorbike passengers died at the scene, while the rider was rushed to the hospital, where he later died
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Three families in Narok are mourning after a motorbike their relatives were traveling on collided with a truck in the Masantare area along the Narok-Bomet Highway.
How did the Narok-Bomet accident occur?
The motorcycle rider, 18, was reportedly traveling from Bomet Town with two 17-year-old passengers.
Narok County Police Commander Riko Ngare confirmed the incident to the Kenya News Agency, stating that the rider attempted to overtake a vehicle but unfortunately collided head-on with an oncoming Isuzu FRR truck.
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"The two pillion passengers died on the spot while the rider was rushed to Ololulunga Sub County Hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries," Ngare said.
He added that the truck driver was fortunate to escape the incident without any serious injuries.
The bodies were taken to the mortuary for autopsy, while the motorbike and lorry are currently impounded at Olulunga Police Station.
Coast bus full of passengers bursts into flames
This accident follows an incident where a bus ferrying passengers from Nairobi to Mombasa was burned into ashes.
A Coast Bus Company bus, which was full of passengers, burst into flames along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
TUKO.co.ke established that the passenger service vehicle burst into flames at the Mtito Andei area within Tsavo National Park on Thursday, August 29.
Luckily, all the passengers were safely evacuated from the burning bus, and no injuries were recorded. After evacuation, the passengers were transferred to a rescue bus and continued their journey to Mombasa, where they reached safely.
Reports indicated the flames were caused by brake fluid at the rear wheel. The bus company is yet to release an official statement regarding the incident.
The incident comes a few weeks after another Coast bus collided with several vehicles in the Migaa area near Salgaa in Molo constituency.
Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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