2 killed, nine injured in Kwale road accident

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Two matatu passengers died while nine were injured in a road accident in Kwale County on Friday.

Msambweni Sub-County Police Commander Nehemiah Bitok said the incident took place at Gazi on the Likoni-Lunga Lunga highway at around 10.30am.

Mr Bitok said the driver of the matatu lost control and that it rolled several times.

"The matatu was heading to Lunga Lunga. We suspect carelessness by a driver under the influence of alcohol," he said.

Mr Bitok said the injured people were taken to Msambweni County Referral Hospital and the bodies to the Kwale hospital mortuary.

He asked drivers to observe traffic rules to curb accidents.