NAKURU, Kenya, Jan 26 — The death toll from a road crash along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway on Thursday morning has risen to seven.
The fatalities include two minors who perished in the crash near Kikopey.
Four of the victims, among them, the Matatu driver died on the spot during the fatal accident reported at 5am while the other three succumbed while being rushed for treatment in various hospitals.
Nakuru County Police Commander, Peter Mwanzo said more than 10 other people who survived were admitted in different hospitals in Gilgil area in critical condition.
He said the road crash involved two Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) belonging to Molo Line and Nairobi Bus, and a truck.
“Molo line Matatu hit the stationary lorry which had stalled along the climbing lane of the busy highway,” he said.
Mwanzo said the first crash confused the driver of Nairobi Bus who was following closely and he also crashed into the parked lorry too.
“The Nairobi Bus driver tried to evade the two other vehicles by veering of but he instead hit the truck from a different angle,” said the police officer
Mwanzo said the minors who perished were a 2year-old child and a teenager.
Friends and relatives who converged at the Gilgil Police Station to view the badly damaged vehicles mourned their kin.
An eye witness, Mwangi Kuria said the passengers were trapped in the mangled wreckage of the vehicles for close to an hour before getting help.
He said the lorry had been stalled at the point for two days posing a great danger to other motorists.
Other survivors were treated and discharged.
