Nine people have died and six others injured in an accident in Gilgil along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
The accident happened this morning when a matatu collided headon with a truck near St. Mary’s Hospital.
Police say that the lorry was trying to overtake a matatu before it hit the 14 seater matatu.
The matatuwas ferrying passengers to Nairobi.
Eight people died on the spot while one died on the way to the hospital.
The injured passengers are receiving treatment at St. Joseph’s and St Mary’s Mission Hospitals.