Nine people killed in road accident on Mombasa-Kilifi highway

Nine people died on Sunday evening in a grisly road accident along the Mombasa-Kilifi highway.

The accident that involved a 14-seater matatu and a lorry occurred in Kaloleni area after the vehicles collided head-on.

Kilifi County Police Commander Stephen Mathu said the matatu was heading to Kaloleni from Mombasa when it collided with the truck.

Both drivers survived the accident.