Eleven people died on Saturday, June 4 on a grisly road accident when a 14-seater Matatu veered off the road and rolled near Kanyonyo junction in Kitui County.
According to witnesses, the matatu was overloaded.
While confirming the accident, which occurred at 11pm, Kanyonyoo sub-location assistant chief Jacob Mueti said the matatu was ferrying people coming from a dowry negotiation ceremony in Mwingi.
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According to Mr. Mueti, the 14-seater matatu lost control while attempting to overtake another vehicle.
Some of the passengers who sustained injuries in the accident are receiving treatment at Kitui level 4 hospital, where the bodies of the deceased were moved.
Other injured passengers were also taken to Matuu Level 4 Hospital in Machakos, and the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi.
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