Three people lost their lives and three others sustained serious injuries on Sunday, September 14, after a vehicle transporting miraa collided with a motorbike in Makutano, Mwea, Kirinyaga County.
The accident occurred in the mid-morning along the Mwea-Embu highway.
Eyewitnesses reported that two cars carrying miraa were traveling at high speed side by side from Ngurubani toward Makutano.
One of the vehicles collided head-on with a motorbike attempting to overtake a tuk-tuk. The motorbike rider and the driver of the car died instantly at the scene.
A pillion passenger on the motorbike, who sustained severe head injuries, later succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment.
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This comes days after several people were injured following a grisly road accident at Kijabe Junction along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
The collision, which involved a personal vehicle and a truck, occurred in the afternoon, leaving both vehicles badly mangled at the scene.
Eyewitnesses reported that the crash was a head-on collision, with the smaller car taking the brunt of the impact.
According to photos and videos from the accident scene, area residents and passing motorists rushing to help the victims.
In a desperate rescue effort, some were seen using axes and other tools to cut through the twisted wreckage in order to reach those trapped inside.
Prior to that, several people were injured following a road accident at Chepsir along the busy Kericho–Nakuru highway.
According to media reports, the crash occurred when a lorry lost control, slamming head-on into a passenger bus before ploughing into other vehicles.
The accident that happened on Tuesday, September 2, also involved a private car and a trailer, which swerved off the road while trying to avoid the collision.
Images circulating on social media captured the aftermath of the wreckage, with the lorry badly mangled and its windscreen and mirrors shattered.
The bus was also extensively damaged, particularly at the front.
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