Five people have been reported dead after a road accident in Timboroa, along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway at 01.40 am on Thursday.

The accident in the Mlango Tatu area involved two PSV buses, a matatu, and two private vehicles.

According to the National Police Service (NPS) three victims died at the scene, while two others succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at the Eldama Ravine Sub-county Hospital.

Bodies of the five victims have been preserved at the same hospital morgue awaiting autopsy.

Ten others who sustained serious injuries are receiving treatment at the medical facility.