This archive report was first published on 10 July 2020.
On Thursday evening, a horrific road accident occurred at the Kingaatuni downhill in Masii along the busy Machakos-Kitui Highway.
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According to Machakos police, the accident took place at approximately 6:00 PM, involving a lorry and two 14-seater matatus.
Witnesses reported that one matatu collided head-on with the lorry, while the second matatu hit the wreckage of the other two vehicles.
Three passengers died instantly, while another two succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment at Machakos Level 5 Hospital.
The accident occurred just a week after President Uhuru Kenyatta lifted the directive on cessation of movement.
Separately, in Embu, two people are nursing serious injuries after a car they were traveling in was involved in a road accident with a lorry at the border of Embu and Kirinyaga Counties.
