Editor's Review

  • The matatu was headed to Nairobi when the accident occurred killing the eight passengers on the spot.

Eight people on Sunday morning lost their lives in a grisly accident involving a matatu and a trailer.

The accident that occurred along the Webuye-Eldoret highway was confirmed by Western Police Commander Peris Kimani.

The matatu was headed to Nairobi when the accident occurred killing the eight passenger on the spot.

Bodies of the victims have been taken to Webuye Sub-county hospital mortuary.

According to the driver of the trailer, he had stopped to help a friend whose trailer had stalled on the road when the matatu hit his trailer from the back killing the eight occupants.

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"Moments after I had alighted I heard a bang and saw the matatu ripped off the roof,” Nicholas Mwangi said.

In 2021, The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) recorded more than 4,000 deaths as a result of road accidents.