A matatu driver was Monday morning killed in a road crash along the Narok-Bomet highway involving two vehicles.
The accident happened in the Tegero area along Narok-Bomet road and involved a Toyota Hiace matatu belonging to Transcar Galaxy Sacco and a Mitsubishi Fuso lorry after a head-on collision.
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The accident happened at about 1 am as the matatu was headed for Nairobi.
As a result, the matatu driver was killed on the spot while five passengers were seriously injured and eleven passengers were slightly injured.
The injured were rushed to Narok County Referral Hospital.
FATAL INJURY ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ALONG NAROK-BOMET ROAD
A tragic road traffic accident occurred today 08/01/24 at about 0115hrs at Tegero area along Narok-Bomet road involving a Toyota Hiace matatu belonging to Transcar Galaxy Sacco and Mitsubishi Fuso lorry after a pic.twitter.com/XDaPUdHUHb
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) January 8, 2024
Police officers from Ololulunga police station said heavy rains hampered the rescue mission at the scene.
There are fears the toll may increase, police said.
This is the latest accident to happen this year, which has claimed tens of lives. Many others are nursing wounds in hospitals.