Eight people died early on Sunday morning when the matatu they were travelling in rammed into a truck near the Machakos turnoff.
The accident took place
at about 5.30 am at Kwa Muambi on Mombasa-Nairobi highway.
Machakos County Police Commander Sammel Mukhedia said six people died at the scene and the others while on the way to Machakos Level 5 Hospital.
Mukhedia said 10 people who suffered minor injuries were also taken to this hospital.
The Commander asked drivers to keep safe distances from those ahead of them to prevent such incidents, especially during the rainy reason as visibility is poor.
The bodies were taken to the hospital's mortuary.
