KCSE candidates among 6 killed in Mbooni accident


KCSE candidates among 6 killed in Mbooni accident



The 6 died on the spot while several others sustained critical injuries and were rushed to hospital

Police said the Makueni accident happened after the speeding lorry reportedly lost control and crashed into a stationary matatu at Ngoluni Stage in Mbooni East on Friday, November 21.

Witnesses said that the lorry veered off the recently tarmacked road at Ngoluni Junction, hitting a Matatu that was picking up passengers heading to Machakos and Nairobi.

At least six people were killed in a road accident involving a lorry and a 14-seater matatu in the Mbooni area of Makueni County, police said.

Police said the Makueni accident happened after the speeding lorry reportedly lost control and crashed into a stationary matatu at Ngoluni Stage in Mbooni East on Friday, November 21.

Witnesses said that the lorry veered off the recently tarmacked road at Ngoluni Junction, hitting a Matatu that was picking up passengers heading to Machakos and Nairobi.

Six people died on the spot while several others sustained critical injuries and were rushed to the Machakos Level Five Hospital and other nearby health facilities in Makueni, police said.

Among those who died were four Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates who were heading home after completing their national examinations.

Mbooni East Sub-County Police Commander Ibrahim Karani said the injured were rushed to Makueni Level Five Hospital, while the bodies of the deceased were taken to the mortuary.

He said police are investigating the incident.



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