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Eight dead, 15 injured after matatu crashes

A relative is overwhelmed with grief after viewing the wreckage of the matatu in which two passengers died on the spot, at the Elementaita Police Station yesterday. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Eight passengers were killed and several others injured when a matatu they were travelling in veered off the Elementaita-Nakuru road and rolled several times.

The Tuesday evening accident, which occurred at Mzee Wanyama area at about 8.30pm, was headed to Nakuru town from Kiptangwan.

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