Three die in grisly Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road accident

Naivasha, Kenya: Three people, including two prominent Naivasha businessmen, have died in a grisly accident along the Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road.

The Sunday night head-on collision occurred near Longonot police post and involved a personal car in which the three were traveling and two trailers.

The trio died on the spot while occupants of the two trailers escaped unscathed in the accident that adversely affected the flow of traffic on the busy road. The bodies were transferred to Naivasha sub-county referral hospital mortuary.

A witness, Joel Mwathi, said that the personal car which was heading to Mai Mahiu town from Naivasha had overtaken a fleet of vehicles when it rammed into an oncoming lorry and rolled to the roadside.

"The car was hit by a lorry heading in the opposite direction, killing all the three men on the spot," he said.

Naivasha OCPD Titus Munyoki said initial investigations showed that the driver of the personal car was speeding, adding that further investigations into the accident had been launched.

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Munyoki said that the mangled wrecks were towed to Naivasha police station.

Bee attack

Meanwhile, scores of people were injured in Kabati estate in Naivasha after they were attacked by a swarm of bees.

Two people, including a minor, were rushed to Naivasha sub-county referral hospital after the incident.

Nominated MCA Esther Njeri Mengere who moved to assist the injured said that the bees also attacked livestock.

"The injured have been rushed to hospital in serious but serious but stable condition and the bees have been drove away," she said