17 Killed in Multiple-Car Crash Along Mombasa Road

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