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Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nakuru - Five people have died following an accident in the Migaa area along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway.
The Saturday, May 25 accident happened at 3:30am when a 14-seater matatu collided with a truck.
Confirming the incident, Nakuru County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi said the matatu was headed for Nakuru from Eldoret.
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Ndanyi revealed that the deceased at the scene included four women and a man.
The police boss further stated that eight people were rushed to Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital with serious injuries.
He added that the bodies of the deceased had been moved to the county funeral home awaiting identification.
"Eight people are currently receiving treatment at Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital. The bodies have been taken to Nakuru County mortuary," Ndanyi said, as reported by Nation.
Ndanyi added that the truck driver had taken off following the fatal morning incident.
In other sad news, nine people died following a horrible accident involving a Nairobi-bound bus.
In the Saturday, May 18, accident, Naboka Sacco's 33-seater bus plunged into the Mbagathi River.
The bus driver, who was among the fatalities, is reported to have lost control and veered off the road.
According to a police report seen by TUKO.co.ke, the 10am accident happened close to Cooperative University, killing eight people on the spot.
The Kenya Red Cross Society led the rescue operations alongside well-wishers and county government emergency response teams.
They revealed that 13 survivors had been rushed to nearby health facilities for better medical care.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke
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