Six killed, eight injured in Lessos Junction crash

Six people died on the spot and eight others were injured in a road accident involving three PSV vehicles at Mlima Punda, Lessos Junction along the Eldoret–Nakuru Highway on Thursday night. Ainabkoi Deputy Police Commander Charles Getembe said, a matatu heading to Eldoret from Nakuru was attempting to overtake a trailer when it veered off its lane and collided head-on with two matatus heading to Nakuru. The bodies of the six victims were transferred to the Moi Teaching and Refferal Hospital Mortuary in Eldoret, while the 8 injured persons were rushed to Burnt Forest County Hospital for treatment.