Twelve passengers confirmed dead and three others injured following a road accident at Ndii area in Voi, Taita Taveta County on the Nairobi – Mombasa Highway.
Confirming the accident which occurred at around 4.20 pm, Voi OCPD Bernstein Shari said that the passengers died on the spot after the matatu they were traveling in collided head-on with a truck. The 14-seater matatu belonging to Chania Genesis Sacco was heading towards Mombasa from Nairobi while the cargo truck was heading in the opposite direction. The three injured victims were rushed to Moi Referral Hospital in Voi as investigations into the incident continue.
“We are currently at the scene. So far, I can confirm 12 deaths and two injuries. We are organizing transportation of the dead bodies to the morgue and the injured are already in the hospital,” Shari stated.