Two killed, 8 injured in Salgaa accident

Two people have died, and eight others seriously injured after a road accident in Sobea area, Salgaa.

The accident that occurred on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway on Monday night involved a 14-seater matatu from Nanaki Sacco that was heading to Nakuru, a trailer and a probox.

According to eye witnesses, the head-on collision was between the matatu and a trailer that was avoiding hitting a probox that was overtaking using the wrong lane.

The accident occurred two days after five other people lost their lives while eight sustained serious injuries following a road accident along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway on Saturday morning.

The 3:30 am incident occurred after a 14-seater matatu, en route to Nakuru from Eldoret, collided head-on with a truck at Migaa, Nakuru County.