Nine killed, two seriously injured after matatu tyre bursts along Narok-Bomet road

Nine people were killed on Sunday night after a tyre of the matatu they were travelling in burst in the Ratili area along the Narok-Bomet road, Narok County.

Police say the driver of the Bomet-bound matatu lost control after its rear right tyre burst, making it roll 20 metres off the road in the 7 p.m. accident.

Those confirmed dead at the scene comprised six men and two women, while a child was later confirmed dead at the Longisa County Referral Hospital.

The matatu’s driver is among those killed, police said, adding that two men were admitted with serious injuries.

The bodies of the deceased were taken to the Longisa County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting identification and autopsy.