10 people killed, three injured in Londiani-Muhoroni road accident
At least 10 people lost their lives on
Tuesday afternoon and three others sustained critical injuries following a
grisly accident involving a matatu and trailer at Pangala in Kisumu Ndogo
area on the Londiani-Muhoroni Road.
Eyewitness reports indicate that the driver
of the trailer, en route to Londiani, lost control of the vehicle, which veered
of its lane and collided head-on with the oncoming matatu, which was heading to
Kisumu.
As a result, 9 of the matatu’s occupants including the driver died on the spot, while another succumbed while receiving treatment.
The three survivors, a child and two adults,
sustained serious injuries. The trailer's driver survived but fled the scene
soon after.
"The unknown driver who escaped after
the accident, was driving motor vehicle registration number KCG 089F/ZF 6346
Mercedes Benz from Kipsitet General direction at about 1330 hours and on
reaching Kisumu Ndogo along Muhoroni- Kipsitet Road 6kms North of the station
,lost control of the vehicle," read a police report.
"It (trailer) left its lane and hit
motor vehicle registration number KCS 415z Toyota matatu driven by one Mr
Meshack otieno who died on the spot."
According to Kapchebwai sub-location
Assistant Chief Gregory Kemei, the survivors were rushed to Muhoroni sub-county
hospital for treatment.
The victims' remains are currently at St.
Vincent Mission Hospital mortuary in Muhoroni, pending identification.
Police have since cleared the accident scene
with the wreckages of the vehicles being towed to Kipsitet Police
Station pending inspection.
A manhunt for the driver of the trailer is
currently ongoing.
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