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10 killed as matatu and lorry collide on Eldoret-Kitale highway

Road crash

Members of the public at the scene of the crash involving a lorry and matatu on Eldoret-Kitale highway on January 3, 2025.

Photo credit: Steve Keter | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The ill-fated Great Rift shuttle had just picked up passengers from Matunda shopping centre when it collided with the lorry ferrying water pipes to Kitale.
  • The lorry driver escaped after the accident, with police calling on him to surrender.

Ten people died on the spot Friday following a road accident involving a Nairobi-bound shuttle and a lorry at Soy market, Eldoret-Kitale highway. 

The ill-fated Great Rift shuttle had just picked up passengers from Matunda shopping centre when it collided with the lorry ferrying water pipes to Kitale.