A tragic accident has happened after a pick-up truck transporting 24 church members overturned, resulting in one fatality and leaving 15 others injured.
The group was on their way to Suba Sub-County Hospital in Sindo to collect the body of a fellow church member in preparation for burial.
The accident, which happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning, occurred in Malongo Village, Suba South Constituency, Homa Bay County.
Those who were critically injured were rushed to local hospitals as emergency responders arrived at the scene to provide medical assistance
While the cause of the accident remains unclear, preliminary reports indicate that overloading and poor road conditions may have contributed to the crash.
Church members who sustained minor injuries were treated at nearby health facilities and later discharged.
Following the incident, authorities have launched an investigation and urged residents to refrain from using non-passenger vehicles for transport.
The incident happened after a deadly night-time accident in the Ogona area on the Londiani-Muhoroni road resulted in four deaths and left 56 others injured.
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