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10 killed after fuel tanker hits two matatus on Kisumu-Kakamega road

Road crash

The wreckage of one of the vehicles which were involved in a road crash on the Kakamega-Kisumu highway on November 13, 2024.

Photo credit: Isaac Wale | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The driver of the fuel tanker fled the scene of the crash and his whereabouts remains unknown.
  • Members of the public rushed to scene in an effort to rescue the occupants of the two matatus.

At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday evening after a fuel tanker rammed two 14-seater matatus at Iguhu, Yala Bridge, on the Kisumu-Kakamega road.

The crash, which happened around 6:30 pm, involved three vehicles - a petrol tanker and two 14-seater public service vehicles.