Five people killed in nasty Timboroa accident
Police said three victims died on the spot while two others succumbed to the injuries in hospital.
At least five people were Thursday, January 4, killed in an accident involving multiple cars in the Timboroa area along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.
Police said three victims died on the spot while two others succumbed to the injuries in hospital.
The accident happened in the Mlango Tatu area at about 0140 hours, police said adding preliminary investigations indicate that it involved a Mistubish bus and three other vehicles including a Toyota Probox.
Several passengers were rushed to Eldama Ravine Sub-county Hospital for treatment where two more unknown passengers succumbed to the injuries.
The bodies were preserved at the same hospital morgue awaiting autopsy.
Police from Timboroa police station responded to the scene and helped to clear the road obstruction.
This came two days after another accident claimed four lives on the same road.
The accident happened on Monday New Year's Day at about 4 pm and was a result of a head-on collision between a private car and a truck.
So far more than 20 people have died in separate accidents since New Year.