Three KDF soldiers killed, 17 others injured in Nakuru - Eldoret highway accident

Three KDF soldiers killed, 17 others injured in Nakuru - Eldoret highway accident

A KDF vehicle after overturning on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway on October 6, 2022.

Three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were on Thursday killed and 17 others injured following a road accident at Jogoo area on the Nakuru - Eldoret highway.

According to a police report seen by Citizen Digital, the KDF vehicle was being driven from Eldoret towards Nakuru, but the driver lost control upon reaching the twin bridge area.

The vehicle is then said to have overturned on the road , with all the 20 KDF officers who were on board at the time of the accident.

The injured, among them the driver who is presently unconscious, were all rushed to the Molo sub-county hospital for treatment.

Bodies of the deceased are also lying at the same facility’s mortuary awaiting postmortem.

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