- On Saturday, March 8, a fatal accident that occurred on the Kitale-Webye highway resulted in the deaths of five people
- According to those who witnessed the terrible accident involved a truck traveling from the city of Webuye
- The truck is said to have lost focus before it hit two bodaboda staff and road vendors
Bungoma – The procession It broke out following a fatal accident on the Kitale-Webye highway.
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How did the Webuye accident happen?
On Saturday, March 8, a speeding truck lost focus, causing an accident that killed five people in the fruit area.
Preliminary investigations show that the truck suffered a brake error, causing the driver to lose his control before overturned.
According to eyewitnesses, the truck hit two boda bodies face -to -face, killing them instantly.
“The truck was traveling from the webuye towards Kitale When it lost focus near the bridge of the fruit and overturned, killing five people. After losing direction, it hit two motorcyclists directly and killed them instantly. What is shocking is that the truck crossed their side of the road before hitting them and overturning, “ One witness said, as reported by K24 TV.
Another witness explained that the truck, which was leaving the Webuye, went out of the road and hit the water suppliers on the side of the road.
“The car lost the brakes, went out of its path, then hit the boda boda and water suppliers in the area,” Said another witness.
After the fatal accident, angry residents staged a protest, causing severe traffic congestion on the busy road.
Despite the presence of police officers, residents who blamed the truck driver for causing the accident decided to burn the truck on fire.
The angry residents called on the government to mark the road in the area as one way to reduce accidents.
How many people died in a Kaburengu accident?
Still in Bungoma County, one person died in a fatal accident on the Webuye-Eldoret highway.
According to West TV, the accident occurred near the intersection of Kaburengu, a dangerous area, on Tuesday evening, March 4.
The fatal accident involved several vehicles, including a truck transporting a Molasi and a school bus that had two teachers and three students at the time of the accident.
A police report showed that the truck driver died instantly, with seven other people seriously injured.
How many people were injured in a crash?
In another incident, several people survived a needle in a crash in the Kinungi area of Nakuru-Nairobi Road.
According to St. John Ambulance Kenya, the accident occurred in the Kinungi Soweto area and involved a public service vehicle (PSV) type Three and a private car.
The three involved in the crash, in which 16 people were injured, belonged to the Classic Luxury Shuttle company.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, but the pictures from the scene showed severe damage to the vehicles, a condition of the seriousness of the accident.
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