Six injured in Machakos-Kitui Road accident

Six people are nursing injuries at the Machakos Level Five Hospital after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident on the Machakos-Kitui Road.

Confirming the incident, Machakos Emergency Department Director said the driver of the 42-seater minibus was trying to avoid colliding with an oncoming fuel tanker, when he veered off the road and rammed into a tree at Kalumoni shopping centre 10 kilometres from Machakos town.

The driver is among those who were admitted at Machakos Level Five Hospital.

The matatu, which was heading to Mbumbuni in Makueni County, was towed to Machakos Police Station.