Four dead, several injured as matatu rolls in Kirinyaga

A police report from the scene says the four died on the spot as a result of the impact of the accident. 

Several other people in the vehicle were evacuated and taken to various hospitals within Kirinyaga County.

The accident involving a Kukena Sacco matatu happened when the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp bend in Koroma area on the Kerugoya - Ngaru - Gatuto road. 

The vehicle headed to Kagio from Kerugoya then rolled severally and landed in a ditch on the roadside. 

Among those who died were two male adults, one female adult and a young girl. 

The accident adds to the latest cases where tens of people have lost their lives.  A week ago, 11 students from Kenyatta University perished in a grisly road accident at Maungu in Voi, while they were on a trip to Mombasa. 

The university bus collided with a trailer on the busy Nairobi-Mombasa Highway, leaving many others with severe injuries.