A woman has been confirmed dead after being involved in an accident along the Kisumu-Busia route.

According to Siaya County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo, the woman was killed in a hit-and-run incident in the Lolwe region of Gem Yala.

Kimaiyo stated that they are still trying to identify the victim but estimate she is in her 40s.

Officers from a neighboring police station transported the corpse to the Yala Sub County Hospital mortuary.

Police said an identification and postmortem exercise will be held at the site.

The county police chief stated that efforts to identify the driver of the ill-fated automobile are underway.