At least two people have been confirmed dead following a road accident in the Mwamba area, a few metres from Turbo Market along the Eldoret–Malaba highway.
According to reports, the accident occurred when two trailers collided and caught fire on Tuesday night.
According to one witness, one of the lorries was attempting to overtake on a hill while the other truck approached at high speed from the opposite direction. The head-on crush killed the two people instantly.
The accident caused a traffic standstill along the busy highway, with passers-by and other motorists gathering at the scene.
At the time of publication, the exact number of people injured had not been confirmed, nor had the number of passengers in the vehicles.
Images and videos obtained by Kenyans.co.ke showed flames consuming the vehicles while residents looked on helplessly.
According to reports, rescue crews and police officers rushed to the scene, and were able to contain the fire but not before it completely damaged the vehicles.
Investigations into the cause of the accident are ongoing.
Citi Hoppa CBD Crush
This came a day after one person died and several others were injured after a Citi Hoppa bus was involved in an accident in Nairobi CBD on Monday, September 13, at night.
Kenya Red Cross reported that the 51-seater bus lost control before eventually overturning, causing injury and trapping passengers.
It was, however, unclear how many passengers the bus was carrying at the time of the accident.
Security and emergency service providers from the Nairobi County Government were immediately dispatched to the scene to help with rescue efforts.
