Matatu-trailer collision in Nyamira leaves eight dead, seven injured

The mangled wreckage of the ill-fated Nissan Matatu that killed eight people. [Stanley Ongwae, Standard]

Eight people died on Saturday night, while seven others are nursing critical injuries after a matatu and a trailer were involved in a head-on collision at Ekerenyo in Nyamira County.

Nyamira County Police Commander Elizabeth Wakuloba said the matatu rammed into a trailer that was approaching from the Ekerenyo direction towards Ikonge.