A log-laden trailer struck a passenger van on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway, killing two people and injuring ten others. The victims were a seven-year-old boy and an adult woman who died when the heavy vehicle lost control. Emergency teams extracted several passengers trapped beneath the overturned trailer after the collision with the 14-seater matatu.
Authorities transported the deceased to Nakuru city Mortuary while redirecting traffic through the Njoro interchange. Residents have repeatedly requested the construction of a service lane along the problematic stretch of road. The highway lacks proper staging areas for public transport vehicles, residents said.
This latest fatality adds to a series of deadly crashes across the region. Seven people perished in April when a matatu veered off the Nakuru-Nairobi highway at Kamandura junction. Another seven died at Kijauri junction on the Kisii-Sotik highway earlier this month, bringing recent accident deaths to fourteen people.
Authorities transported the deceased to Nakuru city Mortuary while redirecting traffic through the Njoro interchange. Residents have repeatedly requested the construction of a service lane along the problematic stretch of road. The highway lacks proper staging areas for public transport vehicles, residents said.
This latest fatality adds to a series of deadly crashes across the region. Seven people perished in April when a matatu veered off the Nakuru-Nairobi highway at Kamandura junction. Another seven died at Kijauri junction on the Kisii-Sotik highway earlier this month, bringing recent accident deaths to fourteen people.
