Two police officers were Tuesday killed in an accident involving their vehicle and a trailer at Matisi area on Webuye-Bungoma Road.
The accident involved a police vehicle and a fuel tanker.
The victims, who included a police driver and a sergeant, died on the spot.
They were attached to the Railways unit in Bungoma.
Regional police command Issa Mohamud said they are investigating the incident.
He said the Ford Ranger police car was racing from Webuye towards Bungoma general direction with one passenger who was a police sergeant when the accident happened.
“On reaching the location of the accident, he improperly overtook other vehicles and collided head-on with a motor vehicle Mercedes-Benz trailer driven from the opposite direction,” he said.
Due to the impact, the officers sustained multiple body injuries and died on the spot, but their two rifles are safe, said police.
The driver of the trailer complained of pain as a result of the accident. T
he bodies were moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigation
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