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Five killed, 12 others injured after train rams lorry in Ruiru

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Authorities stated that the lorry stalled on the railroad shortly before the accident [iStock]

Five people died and 12 others injured on Monday evening, June 6, after a train rammed a lorry that had stalled on the railway track in Ruiru, Kiambu County.

According to police, the accident occurred at 7:46pm at the Kihunguro Railway Bridge.

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