5 dead and scores injured after a matatu collided with a trailer in Bomet county
Five people died while 18 others were injured after a 14-seater passenger van rammed a tractor in the Kimugul area along the Olenguruone-Silibwet road in Bomet County.
According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the van owned by Bomet Travellers lost control of the vehicle on a steep slope at around 4 pm on Monday and rammed a tractor that was heading towards Olenguruone town.
Police have begun investigations into the accident.
The bodies of the deceased were moved to the Tenwek morgue, with the injured receiving treatment at the Tenwek hospital.
