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Three die after lorry ferrying timber veers off the road in West Pokot

West Pokot, Kenya: Three people perished in a grisly road accident after the lorry they were travelling in veered off the road and plunged into a ditch at Kamatira, along Kapenguria-Lodwar highway Wednesday night.

Eye witnesses said the driver of the ill-fated vehicle, which was ferrying timber, lost control after the brakes failed at a sharp bend along the steep slopes, a few kilometers from Chepareria market.

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