Must every Festive Season in Kenya be accompanied by blood on our roads?
At least 18 people have been killed in the past 12 hours courtesy of Road accidents around the Country. 14 people were killed in Kaburengu, Bungoma county while 4 were killed in archers post, Samburu County.
Four people were confirmed dead and several others injured following a road accident at Archers Post on the Isiolo – Marsabit Road.
The Saturday morning accident involved a lorry that was heading to Marsabit from Isiolo and a matatu that was headed in the opposite direction.
The bodies of the deceased were moved to the Isiolo Level 4 hospital mortuary as the injured continue to receive treatment at the same facility.
Eleven people perished in a horrific road accident at Kaburengu junction along the Eldoret-Malaba highway yesterday.
The accident occurred after a 14-seater matatu coming from Bungoma to Eldoret lost control and collided head on with a trailer heading to Malaba from Mombasa.
The dead were seven women and four men. Their bodies were taken to Webuye subcounty hospital mortuary.
The accident caused a major traffic snarl up on the Eldoret-Malaba highway.
Speaking at the scene, Bungoma county police commander Francis Sang said that all nine occupants of the matatu including the driver died on the spot.
The driver of the trailer with his loader died on the spot.
“We are yet to identify the occupants of the vehicles but it is a blood-cuddling scene,” he said.
Keep Safe on the Roads this Festive Season.