Three people on Tuesday died in a road accident along the busy Kisumu Busia road after an accident involving three vehicles.

The accident involved a passenger vehicle and two other small cars, leaving several people with serious injuries.

A driver, who witnessed the accident at a black spot in the Ojola area in the outskirts of Kisumu city said the accident was caused by a vehicle overtaking.

Godfrey Obwoba says there was a traffic snarl up when a small car overlapped, causing the accident.

At one point, Obwoba says the vehicle slowed down after an attempt to overtake failed.

“A small vehicle hit it from behind at that point, veering off the road before a passenger vehicle going the opposite direction rammed into it,” he said.

The passenger car then began to roll, coming to rest in a ditch. Locals rushed to their pleas and saved the travelers, who were in critical condition.

The bodies of both drivers, who passed away instantly, were recovered from the wreckage.

As others were admitted to the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral hospital with critical injuries, one person died there while seeking medical attention.

The vehicles were transported to a nearby police station while the remains were brought to the facility mortuary.
The tiny route and general lack of traffic enforcement by private drivers have been criticized by drivers.