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8 die in Maai Mahiu road accident

The bus was carrying mourners from Kisii and was heading to Naivasha.

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by The Star

Coast21 May 2022 - 09:32
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In Summary


•The bus they were travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry.

•Nakuru traffic base police commander Beatrice Kiraguri told the Star the bus was carrying mourners from Kisii and was on its way to Naivasha.

Eight people have been confirmed dead in a grisly road accident that occurred in Maai Mahiu along the Nairobi- Narok highway in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

This is after the bus they were travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with a lorry.

Nakuru traffic base police commander Beatrice Kiraguri told the Star the bus was carrying mourners from Kisii and was on its way to Naivasha.

"Of the 8 confirmed dead, four are women and four men. The 8 died on the spot," Kiraguri told the Star on phone.

The lorry was heading to  Narok.

Four other people who were part of the mourners are in a coma as a result of the accident. 

Another four survived with injuries.

The injured survivors are receiving treatment at a Naivasha hospital.

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