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Two die after lorry plunges into River Kipkaren

The driver lost control of the lorry as he approached the River Kipkaren bridge, rammed some vehicles before the vehicle veered off and plunged into the river. [Courtesy]

Two people died this evening after a lorry ferrying sugarcane plunged into River Kipkaren in Lugari Sub-county, Kakamega county.

Lugari Sub-county police commander Bernard Ngungu said both the driver and co-driver of the ill-fated Busia bound lorry lost their lives.

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