15 people lost their lives on Tuesday morning in a road accident at Twin Bridge area along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.
According to a report from the National Police Service (NPS), the fatal accident occurred at 2:45am on Tuesday.
The carnage involved a a bus belonging to Classic Kings of Congo and North Ways Shuttle Toyota matatu.
Police officers attached to Mau Summit Police Station rushed to the scene alongside medics to address the situation.
It is reported that the injured were rushed to Molo Sub-County Hospital, while the deceased’s bodies were transferred to the hospital’s mortuary.
NPS urged motorists to exercise caution on the roads particularly at this time when students are resuming school.
Accident along Isinya-Kitengela Road
This comes a day after three people lost their lives in an another accident along the Isinya-Kitengela road.
A Toyota matatu and an Isuzu lorry reportedly collided at around 6:40am at Kisaju area leading to death of three people.
“Preliminary investigations by Officers from Isinya Police Station indicate that the driver of the matatu attempted to overtake the stalled lorry but instead lost control and hit the said Lorry on the rear right,” a statement from NPS read.
Consequently, two unknown female and one male adult passengers died on the spot.
Their bodies were moved to Shalom Hospital Mortuary.
Survivors were rushed to various hospitals where they received treatment for varying injuries.
