One person dies in an accident involving seven vehicles near Salgaa

The wreckage at the scene of a tragic road accident at Migaa area near Salgaa along Nakuru Eldoret highway on Sunday night July 30,2017 where one person died on spot while several others sustained serious injuries .The accident involved seven vehicles among them two personal vehicles, a passenger bus, a canter, and three trailers.The two personal vehicles and the passenger bus that were coming from Nairobi heading to neighboring Rwanda were climbing uphill from Nakuru town while the other four vehicles were heading to Nakuru town from Eldoret. [Photo:Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

One person died on the spot while several others sustained serious injuries in a road accident at Migaa near Salgaa on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.

The accident involved seven vehicles, among them two personal cars, a bus, a truck and three trailers. Rongai police boss Joseph Kioko said the crash occurred at around 9.30pm on Sunday.

Mr Kioko said one of the drivers of trailers that was carrying maize from Eldoret town lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the accident.

Kennedy Kamau, an eyewitness, said the driver of the trailer failed to stop the vehicle.

[Mercy Kahenda]