Seven perish in Nakuru road crash
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The scene of the accident on April 9, 2024.
Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group
Seven people died on Tuesday morning when a matatu collided with a trailer in Ngata, Nakuru County.
Nakuru police boss Samuel Ndanyi said a 14-seater matatu heading towards Eldoret collided with the trailer, which was heading in the opposite direction.
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The wreckage of a 14-seater matatu that collided head-on with a trailer in Ngata area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.
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Five adults and two children died on the spot.
The police boss said one person was rushed to Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital in a critical condition.
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Police officers at the scene of the accident on April 9, 2024.
Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group