Kaburengu: 2 Killed, Several Injured After Trailer Rams Into 3 Matatus Along Eldoret-Webuye Highway

• What started out as a peaceful commute turned tragic after a trailer rammed into three stationary matatus
• The trailer driver reportedly lost control after the brakes failed, leading to the tragic incident that killed two people and injured several others
• Eyewitnesses said the three public service matatus were parked on the side of the road in the Kaburengu area

Two people were killed and several others injured after a trailer carrying oil collided with three matatus at the Kaburengu area along the Eldoret-Webuye highway.

What caused the Eldoret Webuye accident?

The trailer driver reportedly lost control after the brakes failed, causing the truck to crash into the stationary matatus parked on the side of the highway.

According to a TV47 report, two people were killed, and others sustained serious injuries in the Friday, September 13 incident.

An eyewitness said that many accidents in the Kaburengu area are caused by matatus parked on the road.

"If the vehicles were not parked by the road, then we wouldn't have so many road accidents in this area. You see boda boda riders and passengers like moving to places where vehicles are parked, which is always by the roadside in this area," he said.

Victims of the tragic incident were rushed to the Webuye District Hospital. Further investigations into the matter are still ongoing.

2 killed, 11 injured in Mombasa matatu-boda boda crash

In a separate incident, at least two people were reported to have died after a tragic road accident in Jomvu, Mombasa county.

According to sources, the accident occurred in Bangladesh on the Changamwe-Jomvu Highway.

A PSV is reported to have rammed into the rear of a boda boda, killing the rider and a pillion passenger on the spot.

Governor Abdulswamad Nassir observed that accidents were on the rise following the infrastructural development in the county.

The county boss, while condoling with the bereaved, cautioned road users against sidelining traffic safety measures.

Nassir pledged support to those injured and the bereaved families.

However, while the governor confirmed the fatalities were two, unconfirmed reports indicated that the death toll had risen to seven after five victims reportedly succumbed while in hospital.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke

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