•The fatal incident occurred on Tuesday morning as the lorry was en route to Mundere Port Victoria road.
•Reports from the authorities indicate that the lorry ran over the victims, resulting in their untimely deaths.
Tragedy struck in the Bulemia area of Budalang'i, Busia County, where at least four individuals lost their lives when the driver of a lorry lost control, causing the vehicle to veer off the road.
The fatal incident occurred on Tuesday morning as the lorry was en route to Mundere Port Victoria road.
Reports from the authorities indicate that the lorry ran over the victims, resulting in their untimely deaths.
Prompt police response at the scene ensured the timely clearance of the area, preventing the occurrence of a significant traffic jam.
Officials have initiated an investigation into the incident to ascertain the circumstances leading to the tragic event.
The driver of the lorry sustained injuries during the accident and was promptly transported to the hospital for medical attention.
Elsewhere, a man died on Tuesday, December 26, in a hit-and-run incident while trying to cross the bustling Nakuru-Eldoret highway.
The incident happened at Cheptiret area, Uasin Gishu County, police said. The bodies were moved to mortuaries as investigators work on the accidents.
More than 4,000 people have died so far this year in separate accidents. Police have urged caution on roads.
Atleast 4,139 people lost their lives as a result of road crashes this year.
This is a decrease compared to the 4,517 fatalities that were recorded last year
Data from the National Transport and Safety Authority indicates that 21, 684 victims were involved in road accidents between January 1 and December 20, 2022.
Fatalities from the crashes stood at 4,139, seriously injured (10,201) and 7,344 victims were slightly injured.
This is an increase compared to the same period last year where fatalities were 4,517, seriously injured (8,495) and 6,841 victims were slightly injured.
The data further shows that pedestrians still account for the highest fatalities at 1,506 which was a decrease compared to 1,620 of last year.
Pedestrians were followed by motorcyclists at 1,096 fatalities which was also a decrease from 1,209 in 2022.
Atleast 709 passengers died in the period under review marking a decrease compared to 800 last year.
Pillion passengers had 374 fatalities as compared to 422 in 2022 of the same period.
369 drivers died in the year under review, which is a decrease from 408 in the year 2022.
Of pedal cyclists, 85 of them died this year as compared to 58 in 2022.