At least six people are feared dead following a dawn head-on crash at Soysambu near Gilgil along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.
The accident, which happened at around 4am on Saturday, October 25, 2025, involved a private car and a bus.
According to reports, the six were travelling in the car heading to Nakuru when their vehicle collided with the bus head-on.
All the six occupants of the saloon car died on the spot.
The exact number of people in the other vehicle has not yet been established.
The bodies have been moved to the mortuary at Gilgil Sub-County Hospital, where they are awaiting identification by family members. Both vehicles have been towed to Gilgil Police Station.
Similar incidents have occasionally been witnessed along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
In one such incident in September this year, 12 members of his family were killed in a tragic road accident at Kariandusi near Gilgil, on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
12 members of the family died on September 28 after a matatu they were traveling in collided with a trailer.
The family was reportedly heading for a family meeting in Rongai, Nakuru, when tragedy struck. The driver of the matatu was also a relative.
According to CCTV footage from a nearby petrol station, the two vehicles collided head-on.
Upon impact, the matatu crashed, with parts including the screen shield flying around. The trailer swerved to the side of the road before overturning in a ditch.
