Two people are feared dead and three others injured in a road accident along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway at Kiongwani area, Makueni County.
The crash involved a pickup truck transporting avocados towards Nairobi and a fuel tanker heading in the opposite direction.
According to witnesses, the two vehicles collided head-on, killing two passengers who were in the pickup truck on the spot.
It is reported that the tanker and pickup drivers, however, sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Sultan Hamud Sub-County Hospital before being referred to Makindu Level 5 Hospital for further treatment.
On the same morning, heavy traffic built up along the busy Nairobi-Mombasa road after a road accident in the Maungu area, Taita Taveta County.
According to the Long Distance Drivers and Conductors Association, the accident involved a Canter lorry and an LPG tanker.
An image seen by Kenyans.co.ke shows that the crash caused significant damage to the tanker's cabin. The tanker rolled over and blocked part of the road.
The canter was pushed onto the wrong side of the road, possibly because the driver was overtaking another vehicle when the accident happened.
At the time of publication, the condition of both drivers was unknown, and there had been no reports of fatalities.
On May 13, another fatal accident occurred along the same stretch, where two people lost their lives after the matatu they were travelling in got involved in a road accident at Malili.
This matatu was reportedly ferrying a group of passengers who had booked it for a weekend getaway to Zaina Falls in Nyeri County.
The National Transport and Safety Authority earlier revealed that the leading causes of these accidents include speeding, reckless overtaking, drunk driving, failure by pedestrians to use designated crossings, and poor road conditions in certain areas.
