Five people were on Thursday confirmed dead after a Mitsubishi bus rammed into three other vehicles in the Mlango Tatu area along the Eldoret-Nakuru highway.
A police report disclosed that the tragic incident occurred at around 1.40 am, claiming three lives on the spot.
“NPS Officers from Timboroa Police Station are responding to a tragic road traffic accident that claimed 3 lives on 04/01/2024 at about 0140 hours at Mlango Tatu area along Nakuru-Eldoret Road,” read part of the police statement.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the accident involved a Mitsubishi bus and 3 other vehicles including a Toyota Probox.”
According to the police, the victims were rushed to Eldama Ravine Sub-County Hospital for treatment, but unfortunately, two more passengers succumbed to injuries after admission.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased were taken to the same Hospital's mortuary pending autopsy.
“Efforts are underway to clear the road obstruction,” the police noted.
The tragic occurrence come barely three days after a similar incident occurred on the same highway, which left eight people dead.
On December 31, a speeding trailer rammed into a 14-seater matatu which had been stopped by traffic police at the Eveready Roundabout in Nakuru.
Injured passengers were rushed to Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital while the dead were ferried to a nearby morgue.
Another identical accident also occurred on the same highway on December 18, where a 60-seater bus collided with a 14-seater matatu en route to Nakuru from Eldoret, leaving four dead on the spot.
The accident, which caused a traffic snarl-up along the busy highway, left nine other passengers seriously injured. The deceased and those injured were all ferried to the Eldama Ravine Sub-County Referral Hospital and morgue.
