• At least 10 people died and 20 others were injured in a tragic road accident that occurred near Yala Bridge on the Kakamega-Kisumu highway in Iguhu.
• Eyewitnesses reported that the tanker, believed to have lost control, possibly due to brake failure, hit a matatu and then collided with another matatu.
• The bodies were taken to the Kakamega County General and Referral Hospital morgue, while the injured were taken to surrounding hospitals.

More than 10 people died after the attack Accident along Kakamega-Kisumu Highway on Wednesday evening, November 13th.

The horrific road accident occurred at Yala bridge, Iguhu district, involving a tanker heading to Kakamega. kisumu crashed into two 14-passenger matatus.

In the accident, 10 people died at the scene and 20 people were injured. NTV Kenya.

The bodies were moved here Kakamega County While he was taken to the general and referral hospital morgue, the injured were taken to the nearest hospitals for treatment.

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Eyewitnesses recall moment before Kakamega-Kisumu road accident

Citizens in the area where the accident occurred made statements to the press and explained what happened before the tragedy.

One of the eyewitnesses said that the accident was a national disaster because so many people died and they do not yet know why the trailer lost control and crashed into two matatus.

“We can describe this accident involving large vehicles as a national disaster. While the trailer was heading towards Kakamega, the two matatu were also heading towards Kisumu.

“We are yet to understand whether the trailer lost its brakes or not, but all passengers in the two matatu lost their lives,” he said.

Another eyewitness stated that the trailer was speeding excessively and lost control when it reached a bump and then crashed into a truck. matatuHe hit someone else.

“The trailer lost control; The vehicle, which was moving at a very high speed, lost control when it reached this bump and hit one of the vehicles carrying passengers, which in turn collided with the other vehicle behind it.

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We tried to save as many people as we could. “Although many died, the injured were transported to nearby hospitals for medical care,” he explained.

Man describes narrow escape from death on Kisumu-Kakamega highway

In a separate report, TUKO.co.ke He reported that Chavakali Boys’ High School Teacher shares the day his car rolled into Iguhu land point On the Kisumu-Kakamega highway.

He stated that a trailer carrying sugar cane parked in his lane due to mechanical failure and almost collided with the bus while trying to avoid it.

As a result, he swerved to avoid the collision, a move that caused his car to roll several times and nearly killed him.

Source: TUKO.co.ke