Four people, including three family members were on Sunday night killed in a grisly road crash in Muumandu on the Machakos-Wote road. Machakos deputy Traffic boss Jack Ila said a 42-seater matatu collided with a personal car.
He said the matatu was heading to Wote from Machakos town, when it collided head-on with the saloon car, which was coming from Wote. Ila said three family members – a husband, wife and a child – who were in the saloon car died on the spot. The four person was the conductor of the matatu.
He said 25 others were injured. They were taken to Machakos Level 5 Hospital. Ila cautioned drivers to be cautious while approaching Muumandu area, saying it is a blackspot.
“A lot of lives have been lost in this area through accidents. I want to caution drivers who might be new to this road to be cautious as they approach this stretch,” he said.