At least 45 deaths, trucks lose control and collide on highways, media reports | Time | Kenya
A serious car accident occurred in Kerico County in northwestern Kenya on June 30, killing at least 45 people and injuring many others.
According to local media reports, at about 6:30 local time, a truck lost control on the highway near the town of Londiani in Kericho County. After hitting several vehicles, it rushed to pedestrians and vendors on the side of the road. Witnesses at the scene said that in order to avoid a bus, the truck driver turned the steering wheel too fast and too hard and lost control of the vehicle. The truck crashed into several buses, private cars and motorcycles.
In a telephone interview with Xinhua News Agency, Tom Odrow, head of the police in the Rift Valley of Kenya, said that 45 bodies have been found at the scene of the car accident and the death toll may rise. Rescuers have been at the scene of the accident, and several people were trapped in the truck and at the bottom of the truck. Rescue work is progressing slowly due to heavy rain at the site.
According to Kenya's National Transport Safety Bureau, about 3000 people die in road accidents every year in the country.