NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 8 \u2013 Eight people were killed on the spot while 28 others sustained injuries following a fatal road accident along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway near the ACK area on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
According to police reports, the accident occurred at around 10pm and involved a truck and a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) minibus.<\/p>\n
Police said the truck driver was heading towards Mombasa when he allegedly lost control and veered off his lane, colliding head-on with the oncoming PSV minibus which was traveling towards Nairobi.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a result of the impact, the minibus driver Geoffrey Chirchir and seven passengers \u2014 four male adults and three female adults \u2014 died on the spot,\u201d the police report stated.<\/p>\n
The truck driver sustained fractures on the left hand and head injuries.<\/p>\n
Twenty-eight passengers aboard the PSV minibus suffered injuries of varying severity and were rushed to Sultan Hamud Sub-County Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n
The bodies of the deceased were moved to the same facility\u2019s mortuary awaiting identification and postmortem examination.<\/p>\n
Police officers and emergency responders were still working to clear the wreckage from the road and tow the damaged vehicles to Salama Police Station as investigations into the accident continue.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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