17 people lost their lives in an early morning accident on Saturday along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway.
Makueni County Commissioner Abdullahi Khalif confirmed the fatalities and added that several others were injured.
Khalif stated that the accident occurred when a lorry driver lost control after a reported brake failure and rammed into five vehicles, including a 14-seater van.
The fatalities include the lorry driver, three passengers in the truck, and several occupants of the van, who were headed to a prayer service,
Survivors were ferried to the Sultan Hamud Sub-county Hospital. Medical superintendent Dr Stephen Mwangangi confirmed that six survivors had been treated and discharged.
A file photo of the lorry in the Sultan Hamud accident that claimed 17 lives.
The bodies of the deceased were ferried to the nearby mortuaries, awaiting a post-mortem and identification by families and friends of the victims. Traffic police officers in the area have since cleared the wreckage from the highway.
Source: Nairobi Leo
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