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Members of the public at the scene of an accident on Olonguruone-Silibwet Road in Bomet County on March 18, 2024. (Photo: Handout)
Police and civilians at the scene of an accident on Olonguruone-Silibwet Road in Bomet County on March 18, 2024. (Photo: Handout)
5 killed, 18 injured in Bomet road accident
The scene of an accident in Bomet County on March 18, 2024, that left five people dead and 18 injured. (Photo: Barack Oduor)
By Bashir Mohammed |
A police report says a matatu rammed into a tractor.
Five people died and 18 were injured in an accident on Olonguruone-Silibwet Road in Bomet County on Monday.
Members of the public at the scene of an accident on Olonguruone-Silibwet Road in Bomet County on March 18, 2024. (Photo: Handout)Keep reading
A police report says a matatu rammed into a tractor at Salaek village.
"The matatu driver was heading from Olenguruone towards Bomet General. On reaching the location of the accident, he failed to keep to his lane and rammed into the tractor," the report says.
Police and civilians at the scene of an accident on Olonguruone-Silibwet Road in Bomet County on March 18, 2024. (Photo: Handout)
The injured were taken to Tenwek Mission Hospital while the wreckage was towed to the Bomet Police Station.
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