Several people are feared dead after a lorry veered off the road and rammed into vehicles parked on the roadside at the Dundori trading centre in Nakuru County, reports.
According to the eye witness, the lorry which was coming from Nyahururu first hit a power pole before it ploughed into several traders and vehicles at the market.
It is not clear what caused the accident.
Sources say at least ten vehicles were mangled in the unfortunate event.
The country’s electricity supplier, Kenya Power has announced that electricity within the area has been cut off after a fire broke out at the trading centre following the accident.
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“We have switched off the power connection for the safety of the public,” said Kenya Power official in a statement to K24.
This comes just days after at least seven people were killed and 14 others injured on Monday afternoon after a lorry rammed into traders at Keburengu trading centre on the Eldoret-Webuye Highway.
According to Kakamega County Police Commander James Ngetich, the lorry lost control and veered off the road, crashing into traders selling goods by the roadside.
