Five killed, 15 injured in separate accidents in Nakuru County

Five people were on Wednesday, March 15 night killed in two separate accidents on the busy Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.

In the first incident, four people lost their lives while 15 others were injured in an accident that involved five vehicles at Kianugu area near Kikopey,Nakuru County.

Confirming the incident, Gilgil police commander Francis Tumbo says a truck driver was attempting to overtake at a dangerous spot when the accident occurred.

"The driver used the inner lane mostly used by vehicles as a climbing lane, leading to the Wednesday evening accident," he said. The injured were rushed to St Mary's Hospital in Gilgil.

In the second accident, a bus veered off the road before running over one person at Ngata blackspot, Nakuru County.