ACCIDENT CLAIMS THREE LIVES

Three people  have succumbed to a gristly road accident after a Public Service Vehicle  lost control and sloughed into a house at Metamanywa.

Six other people including occupants of the house and passengers sustained injuries and were rushed and admitted at Keroka sub county hospital.

Neighbours, Brenda Okero and Azenath Nyaboke,  narrated how they  heard a commotion only to find that  a vehicle  had rammed into the house.

The house’s  occupants were crying for help before police arrived ,rescued and ferried  them to hospital.

Masaba North police commander Robert Nambiri confirmed the incident and said the ill-fated Nisan  ‘Matatu’  donned red ribbons to fake that  it was in a funeral procession.

According to the commander,the Kilgoris Sacco vehicle  headed to Keroka from Sotik when the accident occurred.

He urged passengers to report reckless  PSV drivers for action to avert more deaths on roads.

Ndambiri  warned drivers caught by  the curfew hours  against speeding and instead to park and wait for the official time to continue with their operations.