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Four perish in lorry-bus crash at a black spot
Four people died on the spot when an Eldoret-bound bus collided with a lorry near Sachang’wan black spot Monday. PHOTO | COURTESY | KENYA RED CROSS
What you need to know:
- The accident occurred at Migaa area on Nakuru-Eldoret highway, two-kilometres from Sachang’wan market— a stretch at which ten fatal accidents have occurred in the last eight months.
- And despite the eight-kilometre stretch between Salgaa to Sachang’wan being a black spot, no single road sign stands in the area to warn drivers since all have been vandalised.
- The mangled wreckage were towed to Rongai Police Station as investigations into the accident were launched.
Four people died on the spot when an Eldoret-bound bus collided with a lorry near Sachang’wan black spot Monday.
Police said 16 other people were seriously injured in the accident, which they blamed on vandalism of road signs and poor judgment by drivers.
The accident occurred at Migaa area on Nakuru-Eldoret highway, two-kilometres from Sachang’wan market— a stretch at which ten fatal accidents have occurred in the last eight months.
