A road accident has this morning claimed the lives of nine people after a matatu ferrying passengers from Thika to Nyeri collided head on with a canter truck at Makuyu along the Thika-Nyeri road. Eyewitness accounts stated that the Matatu driver was overtaking another vehicle but was unable to avoid the oncoming canter. Both the driver of the matatu and the canter died on the spot along with seven passengers in the matatu. Four other passengers who were rescued from the matatu’s wreckage were rushed to a nearby health centre in critical condition for treatment...
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