14 killed, scores injured in Machakos-Matuu accident

Atleast 14 people have died, among them 13 adults and a child, while several others were injured in a road accident involving a bus at Matuu, Machakos County.

Confirming the incident, Yatta police boss Njoroge Karanja stated that the accident occurred when the bus heading to Nairobi from Mandera rammed into a stationary truck. Those injured were rushed to Matuu level four hospital.

The incident comes less that 24 hours after six people were killed and several others injured on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, when a matatu collided head-on with a lorry.