Four people died in a head-on collision between a lorry and a salon vehicle on the Bomet-Narok Highway on Thursday night.
The fatal accident, according to the police, occurred at around 1:30 am at the Tegero area near Ololulunga in Narok County.
The Mitsubishi lorry was being driven towards Narok in the general direction from Bomet, while the salon car was heading in the opposite direction.
“The Mitsubishi lorry driver failed to maintain their proper traffic lane when it collided head-on with the oncoming Toyota NZE 100. As a result of the accident, four unknown persons were fatally injured while an unknown number were seriously injured,” a police report which the Nation has seen, stated.
Police confirmed that the injured persons were taken to various hospitals in the region for treatment, while the bodies of the four victims have been moved to Narok County Referral Hospital mortuary for preservation.
The bodies of the victims were yet to be identified by press time. Upon identification, a postmortem will be undertaken on the bodies to establish the actual cause of death and subsequently released to the next of kin for burial.
Wreckage of the two vehicles have since been moved to Ololulunga Police Station to wait for their being claimed by the owners.
The accident occurred a week after eight people perished in a similar incident at Nairegia area along the Mai Mahiu – Narok highway (last Friday).
A truck that was travelling from Narok towards Mai Mahiu collided head-on with a mini-van being driven in the opposite direction, resulting in the deaths, with the bodies moved to Narok County Referral Hospital mortuary.
The high number of accidents that have claimed several lives and injured others has raised concern among the residents of the region who are demanding action from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the traffic police.
