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'I'm lucky to be alive': Survivor recounts Gilgil road accident that claimed 13 lives

The wreckage of a Matatu that was involved in an accident at Kariandusi in Gilgil, along Nairobi-Nakuru Highway on September 28, 2025. [Daniel Chege, Standard]

Thirteen people, suspected to be members of the same family, were killed on Sunday at noon in a road accident involving a 14-seater Matatu and a trailer. Three survived with serious injuries.

Nakuru County Police Commander Emmanuel Opuru confirmed the head-on collision accident at Kariandusi in Gilgil, Sub-County, along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

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