Eight family members died on Tuesday night in an accident that occurred along Nyeri-Nyahururu road in Nyeri town.
They died after a matatu they were traveling in rolled several times at Kianugu area on Nyeri-Nyahururu road.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the eight individuals were from a burial ceremony.
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Meanwhile, several people were injured on Wednesday morning in an accident that happened at Mountain View, Waiyaki Way, Nairobi.
The crash involved a Super Metro matatu and a probox.
This comes a day after President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered all NTSA officials to leave Kenyan roads.
Mr Kenyatta stated that the officers should leave the duty of manning roads to traffic police officers.
He was speaking in Meru during the burial of African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) bishops who were killed in a horrific car crash.
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The President also urged drivers to exercise caution on roads and pleaded with passengers not to complain of getting late but focus on reaching their destinations safely.
