Two people have died, and about ten others were seriously injured after a bus they were traveling got involved in a road accident on Saturday morning at the Muguga area in Kikuyu, Kiambu County.

Confirming the accident, Kikuyu Police Commander Ronald Kirui said the 62-seater bus belonging to Eldoret Express Company rammed into a fuel tanker stalling on the road at around 5.30 am.

The bus was heading to Nairobi from Nakuru when the driver lost control and hit the truck from behind.

The injured were taken to various hospitals within the Kikuyu area as investigations into the incident continued.