At least nine people have died in a road accident following a collision between a personal vehicle and a matatu at Kipsitet in Kericho County.
According to police, the accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. when the driver of a Mercedes Benz lost control of the vehicle in the Kisumu Ndogo area and collided with the public service vehicle.
Preliminary reports indicate that the driver of the matatu died on the spot.
“As a result of the impact, 9 passengers(, 4 female and 5 male) died on the spot,” read a police report.
Both vehicles were extensively damaged as a result of the crash.
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The bodies of the victims have been removed to St.Vincent Mission Hospital morgue in Muhoroni, awaiting identification and postmortem.
The vehicles have been towed to Kipsitet police station to await inspection.
