Eight people killed in road accidents

Eight people killed in road accidents

Eight people have died in two separate accidents in Makueni County near Salama and Machakos junction.

Several people were injured and rushed to various hospitals.

In the first accident, four people died following a grisly road accident at Kalimbini area on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway early Friday.

It is reported that the 2:30am accident involved a petrol tanker which hit a trailer from behind before both vehicles burst into flames.

Mukaa police boss Antony Mbogo confirmed the incident saying it happened between Sultan Hamud and  Salama.

In the second accident, four people died at Kyumbi junction after a lorry carrying milk collided with another one carrying rice.

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