Five dead after overloaded boda boda rams car in Kakamega

"The accident occurred on Kakamega-Kisumu road at about 7.30 am on Friday." /The Star
"The accident occurred on Kakamega-Kisumu road at about 7.30 am on Friday." /The Star

Five people died near Sigalagala Institute in Kakamega on Friday, when the boda boda they were on collided head-on with a salon car.

Witness David Okelo said he was on another boda boda when the accident occurred

on Kakamega-Kisumu road at about 7.30 am.

“They overtook us at a very high speed and as they attempted to turn right towards Sigalagala college, they collided with a matatu from Kisumu," he said.

"They all died on the spot,” he told The Star by phone.

In Baringo on Thursday, a boda boda passenger died after jumping off while the rider evaded a matatu.

The rider ended up hitting a roadside rail and sustaining head and hand injuries.

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