Lorries Burst Into Flames After Crash Killing Three [PHOTOS]

A saloon car filled with marijuana pictured after it burst into flames following an accident in Mtito Andei, Makueni County on Tuesday, March 10
A saloon car filled with marijuana pictured after it burst into flames following an accident in Mtito Andei, Makueni County on Tuesday, March 10
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Three people were on the evening of Sunday, June 14, burnt to death after two lorries they were travelling in burst into flames after colliding.

A report by Citizen TV indicated that the incident occurred at Sagana Bridge on Makuyu-Makutano Highway in Kirinyaga County.

Addressing the press, Mwea-West Police Commander Aden Alio confirmed that the two lorries had collided head-on before bursting into flames.

"It was a terrible accident which claimed lives," stated Aden.

A lorry in flames at Sagana Bridge along Makuyu-Makutano Highway in Kirinyaga on June 14, 2020.
A lorry in flames at Sagana Bridge along Makuyu-Makutano Highway in Kirinyaga on June 14, 2020.
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Two drivers from each truck and a turn boy died on the spot.

The officer also noted that another car, a Probox, caught fire during the incident but the driver escaped unhurt.

The bodies of the deceased were transferred to a Murang’a mortuary awaiting postmortem examination while the police opened investigations into the incident.

The occupants of the Probox left the scene of the accident before police arrived prompting the police to launch a manhunt. 

Witnesses noted that they had responded to a loud bang along the road and upon reaching the scene, they found three lifeless bodies.

Accidents have been on the rise since the dusk-to-dawn curfew was instituted as motorists rush to beat the curfew deadline that was later extended from 7  p.m. to 9 p.m.

In mid-April, three people were killed in Karachuonyo, Homa Bay, as they rushed home to beat the evening curfew.

The incident happened after a head-on collision between a car and a motorcycle. The victims were a motorcycle driver and his two passengers.

A lorry in flames at Sagana Bridge along Makuyu-Makutano Highway in Kirinyaga on June 14, 2020.
A lorry in flames at Sagana Bridge along Makuyu-Makutano Highway in Kirinyaga on June 14, 2020.
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