NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 27—Three people were killed on Wednesday after the vehicle they were traveling in plunged into Mathioya River.
The crash, which occurred around 10am involved a lorry traveling from Kiriaini towards Kangema.
Police say the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a sharp corner, causing it to veer off the road and plunge into the river.
“Due to the impact, but the driver and the two passengers died on the spot,” read a police report obtained by Capital News.
Emergency responders and police visited the scene, and the victims’ bodies were later transported to the Kiria-ini Mission Hospital morgue for postmortem examination.
The lorry has been towed to the Kiria-ini Police Station for inspection as investigations into the cause of the accident continue.
