Nine people killed after matatu collides with lorry on Eldoret-Kitale road
The scene of a head-on collision between a matatu and a lorry on the Eldoret-Kitale road.
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At least nine people perished on Friday morning after a matatu
plying the Eldoret - Kitale route collided head-on with a lorry at
Chemoset area in Soy.
Confirming the incident, Uasin Gishu County Police Commander
Benjamin Mwanthi said four other passengers with serious injuries have been
rushed to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
Mwanthi said it is suspected that the matatu was on high speed
before veering off its lane, thereby causing the accident.
He cautioned motorists to observe traffic rules so as to avert
road accidents.
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