The school bus at the accident scene/SCREENGRAB
At least four people died Friday night in an accident involving a public service vehicle and a bus on the Kapsabet-Eldoret highway.
The accident happened in the Mutwot area at about 10 pm, police said. Police said a bus belonging to Cheptabach Secondary School collided with a matatu Toyota Hiace, leading to the deaths.
The dead included the driver of the matatu, a man, woman and five-year-old child, police said. Police said at least 10 passengers were injured in the accident. They were rushed to different hospitals in the area.
The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending other procedures. Police said they are investigating the incident.
It increased to seven, the number of people killed in separate accidents between Friday night and Saturday morning.
Three others were killed along the Londiani-Kisumu highway involving a passenger bus.
Police say investigators are handling the scenes.