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12 killed in road accident at Nithi Bridge

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12 people among them two children die in a road accident at Nithi Bridge. [Courtesy]

Twelve people died in a head-on collision between a 10-seater van and a pickup truck at Nithi Bridge, Tharaka Nithi County, on Saturday night.

The crash occurred when the van, travelling to Nairobi, collided with a Meru-bound pickup, according to Tharaka Nithi Police Commander Zacheaus Ng'eno.

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