Seven die in accident at Equator area

Wreckage of the bus and a trailer parked at Timboroa Police Station after a 5 am accident at Equator in Timboroa on the Nakuru - Eldoret highway on July 27, 2017. The bus belonging to Crown Bus Services was heading to Kakamega when it hit the trailer from behind as the driver attempted to overtake. Seven people died on the spot while 25 others were admitted in various hospitals with serious injuries. Photo/Suleiman Mbatiah/Standard

Seven people Thursday died and 30 others were seriously injured in a road accident along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.

The morning crash at Equator involved a bus that was travelling from Mombasa to Kakamega and a truck transporting construction materials from Eldoret.