A petrol tanker overturned and burst into flames along the Eldoret-Webuye Road near Paul Boit Secondary School on Thursday night, September 17, 2026, leaving 10 casualties and two confirmed dead.
In an update on September 18, the Kenya Red Cross said the incident was contained after a multi-agency response involving the Kenya Police, firefighters, county ambulance services, and the Kenya Red Cross.
The 10 casualties were evacuated with the help of well-wishers, county ambulance services, firefighters and Kenya Red Cross teams.
“A mass casualty incident has occurred along the Eldoret-Webuye road near Paul Boit Secondary School, following a petroleum tanker explosion,” read part of the statement.
“10 casualties have been evacuated to various hospitals, facilitated by well-wishers, County ambulance services, firefighters and the Kenya Red Cross.”
Kenya Red Cross Reports Accident Along Eldoret-Webuye Road
According to eyewitnesses, two people had died and were burnt beyond recognition, while other survivors sustained extensive burns.
A photo seen by The Kenya Times showed huge flames engulfing the petrol tanker after it overturned along the Eldoret-Webuye Road, while debris was scattered across the area in the aftermath.
The tanker appeared heavily damaged and blackened by the explosion, with its front mirror shattered and several windows broken.
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The Kenya Red Cross had earlier issued an alert at 10:37 pm, reporting a mass casualty incident along the road following the petroleum tanker explosion.
The organization said its teams were on the ground responding in collaboration with Kenya Police and firefighters, while urging motorists to avoid the area to allow emergency response teams unhindered access.
Motorists were urged to avoid the affected section of the road to allow emergency response teams unhindered access to the scene.
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Recent Road Accidents Reported Within 48 Hours
The tanker explosion comes less than 48 hours after two separate fatal road accidents were reported in different parts of the country.
On Wednesday evening, five people were killed on the spot and 13 others seriously injured after an 18-seater PSV operated by Kinatwa Sacco collided head-on with an Isuzu truck along the Nairobi–Mombasa Highway near Kapiti Plains.
Police attributed the crash to a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre by the matatu driver. The injured victims were rushed to Machakos Level 5 Hospital.
In a separate incident along the Kisii–Migori Highway, four pedestrians were killed and several others injured after a lorry lost control and veered off the road at the Choma Choma area near Kisii town.
The injured victims were taken to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital for treatment.
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