Three perish in an accident along Kericho-Nakuru road

Three occupants of a Toyota RAV4 perished in a grisly road accident after their vehicle was involved in a head on collusion with a trailer at Kap David near Londiani, along Kericho- Nakuru road.

Kericho County Police Commander Rose Muchuma, said the vehicle was being driven towards Kericho town from Nakuru while the trailer was headed in the opposite direction when the vehicles smashed into each other in the 11AM incident.

She said the RAV4 driver and two passengers lost their lives on the spot while three children and a woman in her 20s who were among seven passengers in the vehicle were critically injured and were rushed to Kericho district hospital for treatment before being transferred to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital , Eldoret, for further treatment.

The County police boss added that the truck driver escaped unhurt and alongside other lucky survivors in the small vehicle had since recorded a statement with the police over the events that led to the accident. “The road bend on the accident scene could be the cause of the accident but we are going to carry out further investigation to ascertain the real cause and the driver who might have caused the accident,” Muchuma said.

The bodies of the deceased were removed to Kericho district hospital mortuary while the vehicles wreckages were towed to Kericho police station. The County Police Commander appealed to motorists using the Kericho –Nakuru road to drive with caution to avoid the needless loss of lives especially as Kenyans head towards the December festive season. “We are appealing to drivers to be extra careful especially when navigating road bends.

They should slowdown at corners to avoid ramming into oncoming vehicles or veering off the road,” Muchuma said. She added that traffic police officers in the area will enforce traffic rules in order to ensure that only roadworthy vehicles ply the local roads and were being driven competently.


source: standard media