Editor's Review

Police say a lorry swerved to dodge an oncoming car and ploughed into a PSV travelling towards Nakuru.

At least have lost their lives and many others sustained injuries on Saturday, October 31, when vehicles collided at Kondoo along the Eldoret-Nakuru highway in Uasin Gishu County.

Police say a lorry swerved to dodge an oncoming Succeed car and ploughed into a public service vehicle (PSV) travelling towards Nakuru. The driver of the PSV was one of the fatalities.

County Police Commander Wilberforce Sicharani, who confirmed the crash, said emergency teams ferried the wounded to several hospitals.

The six bodies were moved to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary in Eldoret.

Sicharani asked drivers to slow down and be more careful, pointing to a worrying increase in crashes. Police have not said how many people were aboard each vehicle, how many of the wounded are in serious condition, or what happened to the occupants of the Succeed.

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Police at the accident scene.

The route between Nakuru and Eldoret has seen many deadly crashes. 

The accident happened days after another one that claimed at least 22 people lost their lives after a bus and a lorry collided head‑on along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway early Sunday, October 25.

The crash happened around 7 am in the Kanga area of Mtito Andei, killing 20 instantly, while two more victims succumbed to injuries shortly after.

Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif initially confirmed 20 deaths before the toll rose to 22.

The bus, owned by a church, was ferrying mourners home from a funeral when tragedy struck. Survivors were rushed to Mtito Andei Sub‑County Hospital, while the bodies of the deceased were taken to the hospital mortuary.

Police launched investigations to determine the exact cause of the accident.