20 killed in road accident near Taru on Mombasa highway

Wreckages of the ill-feted cars captured from the scene of the accident. [Bernard Sanga, Standard]

At least 20 people are feared dead following a road accident near Taru township in Kwale County on this evening.

The accident which occurred at around 6pm involved a shuttle that was heading to Mombasa and a truck driving in the opposite direction on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway.