Nine people died while several others were injured in a road accident at Kipkaren, along the Eldoret -Malaba highway.
Reports indicate that the accident involved a 14 seater matatu headed to Eldoret from Kakamega and a trailer from the opposite direction.
Confirming the incident to Citizen Tv, Lugari OCPD Bernard Macharia said the matatu had overloaded when the accident occurred.
Police say the accident resulted from reckless driving adding that the brakes on the matatu failed after the driver tried to overtake another lorry at a high speed.
The Star reports that seven of the victims died on the spot and two others died while receiving treatment at Moi and teaching referral hospital in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County.
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