Twenty people on Saturday died in a road accident after a bus
collided with two trailers at
Mbaruk
area, near Gilgil along Nakuru-Nairobi highway.
Nakuru police commander Hassan Barua said the driver of the bus was overtaking
a truck when he collided
with an oncoming truck.
Barua said 18 people died on the spot
in the accident that
occurred
at 2.30am.
"One died as he was being rushed to the hospital while the other died while undergoing treatment at the hospital," he said.
The wreckage of the truck after an accident that claimed 20./ RITA DAMARY
He said
that several others were
injured during the incident and are admitted to
St Mary's Hospital in Nakuru.
"We are investigating the matter because the bus
is supposed to be
plying on
Nairobi - Githurai 45 but was carrying passengers to Western hence an offence as per the traffic rules," he said.
This comes barely a month when 25 people died in another road accident at
Kambuu, Kibwezi sub-county, Makueni.
One of the people injured in the accident being assisted by a good samaritan./BEN NDONGA
Area OCPD Leonard Kimaiyo said the accident involved a bus and a tanker transporting vegetable oil.
The bus, which was on its way to Nairobi from Mombasa, collided with the tanker killing the 25 instantly.
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