{"id":129005,"date":"2026-01-19T18:02:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/7-killed-in-kariandusi-crash-as-truck-hits-three-psvs-crashes-onto-14-seater\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:02:46","slug":"7-killed-in-kariandusi-crash-as-truck-hits-three-psvs-crashes-onto-14-seater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/7-killed-in-kariandusi-crash-as-truck-hits-three-psvs-crashes-onto-14-seater\/","title":{"rendered":"7 killed in Kariandusi crash as truck hits three PSVs, crashes onto 14-seater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAKURU, Kenya, Jan 19 \u2014 Seven people were killed in a grisly road accident near Kariandusi along the Nairobi\u2013Nakuru highway on Monday after a Nakuru-bound truck lost control and crashed into a 14-seater matatu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The crash occurred when the truck rammed into two public service vehicles before ploughing into the matatu, killing several passengers on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>At least 11 people were injured, with authorities saying the final casualty figure is yet to be confirmed as some victims were rushed to hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said the section of the road where the accident occurred is narrow and often congested by vehicles parked along the shoulders, worsening the risk of accidents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe road here is quite narrow and we also have vehicles parked on the shoulders, which makes the situation even worse,\u201d one witness said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2026\/01\/IMG_20260119_200627.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police and emergency rescue teams rushed to the scene and worked for hours to pull survivors from the mangled wreckage as traffic along the busy highway was brought to a standstill.<\/p>\n<p>The accident comes amid growing concern over road carnage, with the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) reporting a spike in crashes during the December festive travel season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/01\/ntsa-suspends-4-psv-operators-deadly-december-crashes\/\">NTSA suspends 4 PSV firms after deadly festive season crashes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Nairobi\u2013Nakuru highway, one of the country\u2019s busiest corridors, has been the scene of frequent fatal accidents, often blamed on reckless driving, speeding and poor adherence to traffic regulations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAKURU, Kenya, Jan 19 \u2014 Seven people were killed in a grisly road accident near Kariandusi along the Nairobi\u2013Nakuru highway on Monday after a Nakuru-bound truck lost control and crashed into a 14-seater matatu. The crash occurred when the truck rammed into two public service vehicles before ploughing into the matatu, killing several passengers on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}