An accident involving a private car and a motorcycle killed 5 people near Maili Tisa town in Kajiado on Thursday evening.
The accident happened soon after 6.30 pm and involved a private car carrying five passengers and a motorcycle carrying two passengers.
The two collided head-on, forcing the small car to roll six times after the driver lost control.
The car was headed to Namanga town border while the motorbike was heading to Kajiado town when the accident occurred.
Oloililai police subcounty commander, Hassan Ilema, told the Star the five passengers who were in the car perished on the spot.
“The five died on the spot, while the rider of the motorcycle and his passenger suffered broken limbs,” Ilema said.
Ilema said the two passengers were taken to Kajiado County Referral Hospital, while the dead were moved to the same hospital’s mortuary.
He said police are investigating the cause of the accident.
