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Seven die, others injured in road accident near Lake Elementaita

Seven people including three children have died in a road accident at Mzee Wanyama near Lake Elementaita in Nakuru on Tuesday evening.Several others are nursing injuries at Nakuru Level Five Hospital.The passengers were headed to Nakuru from a burial ceremony of their kin in Kiptangwany when the accident occurred at 7.

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by RITA DAMARY

Coast23 January 2019 - 01:39
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The wreckage of the Matatu that rolled several times killing seven people in Nakuru. /RATA DAMARY
Seven people including three children have died in a road accident at Mzee Wanyama near Lake Elementaita in Nakuru on Tuesday evening.
Several others are nursing injuries at

Nakuru Level Five Hospital.

The passengers were headed to Nakuru from a burial ceremony of their kin in Kiptangwany when the accident occurred at 7.30pm.
Nakuru County Commander Hassan Barua said a tyre burst caused the vehicle to roll several times.
Two people died on the spot while five died on arrival at the hospital.
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