10 Confirmed Dead, Several others injured in A grisly Accident Along A Major Highway.
10 Confirmed Dead, Several others injured in A grisly Accident Along A Major Highway: At least 10 people have lost their lives after a 14-seater matatu they were travelling in crashed in Ratili area on the Narok-Bomet road on Saturday evening.
Two others are receiving treatment at Longisa County Referral Hospital where they were rushed for treatment.
In a report from Narok County Police Commander Riko Ngare, the accident was caused by a tyre burst.
Ngare stated, “The driver of the matatu belonging to Narok Safaris shuttles Limited, which was ferrying passengers from Narok to Bomet, lost control of the vehicle after a tyre burst, it veered off the road and rolled several times, killing the nine people on the spot,”
“The driver, eight adults; six males and two females died on the spot and a child who was among those rushed to Longisa Hospital also died on arrival,” Ngare added.
A report from Longisa Hospital on Saturday night revealed that one of the two male adults who sustained serious multiple injuries died while receiving treatment.
The bodies of the deceased were moved to the Longisa Hospital mortuary whereas The vehicle, which was badly damaged, was towed to Ololulunga Police Station.