Six people including a driver and five passengers lost their lives after a car they were travelling in collided head-on with a Subaru.
A police report filed on Monday morning indicated that the accident occurred in the Silanage area along the busy Narok-Mulot road in Narok County.
All the deceased were occupants of the Toyota Sienta while the driver of the Subaru sustained minor injuries during the crash.
The Subaru, which was headed towards Narok, was overtaking when the crash happened.
"Upon reaching the scene of the accident, the vehicles collided head-on when Subaru Forester tried to overtake another motor vehicle," the police report read in part.
Preliminary reports indicated that the Subaru driver, 38, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, complained of chest pains after the crash and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased were transferred to Narok District Hospital Mortuary as police launched investigations into the incident.
The wreckage of the two vehicles was also towed to the Narok Police Station.
The crash occurred at a time when the Ministry of Transport and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has mounted a crackdown across the country aimed at reducing road carnage.
In NTSA findings released in February this year, 7-9 pm was the most deadly and unsafe period to travel on Kenyan roads in 2023.
The report indicated that 1,100 fatalities were recorded during this window. 7-8 pm was identified as the most deadly hour with 410 fatalities recorded within that period. The 8-9 pm interval was listed as the second most deadly hour with 359 Kenyans having perished during this window in 2023.
The report listed Nairobi, Kiambu, Nakuru, Machakos and Murang'a as the counties which recorded the most fatalities in 2023 with 450 Kenyans having perished in roads within these devolved units over the course of 2023.
4,324 people died in road accidents in 2023. The most affected categories of persons were pedestrians and motorcyclists.
