Three people have died after being involved in a road accident on Friday, September 6 at Fort Ternan along the Londiani-Muhoroni highway in Kericho county.
The accident involved a double-cabin pick-up government vehicle and a lorry transporting Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG).
All three occupants of the GK vehicle died on the spot while the driver of the lorry sustained serious injuries.
Kericho County Traffic Enforcement Officer Selina Chirchir confirmed the accident saying the lorry and the pick-up collided head-on.
The driver was rushed to Fort Ternan Sub-county Hospital for treatment while the bodies of the deceased were moved to St Vincent Hospital mortuary in Muhoroni for identification and post-mortem.
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“We continue to urge drivers to adhere to all traffic regulations and avoid overspeeding so that we stop losing our people in accidents,” Chirchir said.
The accident comes days after 13 people were killed along the same Londiani-Muhoroni road in the Kisumu Ndogo area.
The Tuesday accident involved a 14-seater Public Service Vehicle (PSV) which was heading to Kisumu and a trailer that was heading towards Londiani.
The trailer lost control and rammed into the matatu before the driver of the trailer fled the scene of the accident.
Passengers who were injured during the accident were rushed to Muhoroni sub-county hospital for treatment.
The bodies of the passengers who succumbed were also moved to St. Vincent Mission Hospital mortuary.
