Five people are feared dead following a grisly accident involving a matatu and a school bus along the Kapsabet -Eldoret highway.
The bus belonging to Cheptabach Secondary School recorded the death of a 4-year-old girl who died on the spot after she was thrown outside as confirmed by Nandi County Police Commander Dickens Njogu.
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Three others who passed after the accident included the driver of the matatu and two other passengers who were onboard the matatu heading to Eldoret. One more male passenger died while receiving treatment.
The accident happened yesterday around 11 pm, at the time, the bus was heading to Nandi Hills after the occupants had attended a pre-wedding ceremony at Kabenes in Uasin-gishu County while the Nissan matatu was heading to Eldoret town. We lost 3 people on the spot; a driver and other two passengers in the Nissan. One other male person died while receiving treatment at Mosoriot health facility.
The total number after the dead of a little angel is now 5, we say pole to the affected families. The bodies have been moved to the Samaritan Morgue in Kapsabet.” he said
Those who sustained injuries were rushed to various hospital within Nandi County for treatment.
