Kirinyaga: 25 injured after matatus collide head-on along Mwea-Embu highway

Twenty-five people were on Monday seriously injured after two matatus collided head-on at Research along the Mwea-Embu highway in Kirinyaga County.

Police say the accident involved two 14-seater matatus belonging to Unique Shuttle and Neno Sacco where the injured passengers sustained fractures on their legs and hands, cuts in their foreheads and tissue injuries.

The Unique Shuttle matatu was heading towards Mwea from Makutano while the Neno Sacco one was heading in the opposite direction.

The driver of the Mwea-bound matatu failed to observe lane discipline and encroached on the opposite lane, colliding head-on with the oncoming matatu.

Nearby well-wishers rushed all passengers on board to a private hospital at Mutithi.

Police said the injured were ages of 11 and 48 years.