This archive report was first published on 14 November 2019.
On Thursday morning, a fuel tanker exploded into flames along the Narok-Mahi Mahiu road in Narok County, killing two people and destroying a shipment of Grade Four books.
According to Narok East Sub-County Police Commander Philip Musyoka, the tanker was speeding down a steep section of the road before the driver lost control.
The tanker hit the rear of a canter carrying the books, veering 10 meters off the road before bursting into flames.
"When the tanker hit the canter, the two vehicles veered 10 meters off the road and that's when the tanker burst into flames trapping the two inside burning them to death," said Mr Musyoka.
Initial investigations suggested that the tanker's brakes might have failed, causing the accident.
The two occupants of the canter vehicle escaped unhurt, but the books worth hundreds of thousands were reduced to ashes.
The wreckage of the two vehicles was towed to Ntulele police station, and the bodies were taken to Narok County Referral Hospital mortuary.
