A private seven-seater van ferrying sheep heading to Eldoret from West Pokot rammed into a minibus headed to Kitale at Nangili along Kitale-Eldoret road killing four people on the spot. Two occupants from each vehicle died on the spot.
Eye witness account that the van was trying to avoid a sheep that was crossing the road then collided with the oncoming minibus belonging to Sabatia Safaris SACCO.
Police on the scene moved the injured to various hospitals in Kakamega County, while the deceased to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary. Carcasses of the sheep were strewn along the road.
