15 passengers were confirmed dead following a tragic accident along Nakuru-Eldoret Highway on Tuesday, January 9.
The accident occurred around 2 2:00 am involving a bus and a fourteen-seater matatu.
“15 people have died in a road traffic crash this night of 9/1/2024 at about 0245 hrs at Twin Bridge area along Nakuru _ Eldoret, involving a bus belonging to Classic Kings of Congo and North Ways Shuttle Toyota matatu,” the National Police Service announced.
Several others were left nursing serious injuries and were rushed to the Molo Sub-County Hospital.
Following the accident, the police service deployed officers from Mau Summit Police Station to respond to the scene of the accident.
The cause of the accident was not immediately established by the police warned motorists to exercise caution on the road.
“The National Police Service is appealing to all motorists to exercise extreme caution on our roads to prevent road crashes.”
