Voi ODM branch chairman John Maghanga escaped death by a whisker when the vehicle he was driving collided with a matatu on the Voi-Mwatate road.
The official who is also the county assembly Deputy Majority Leader and scores of other victims, were admitted to St Joseph's Shelter of Hope Hospital on the outskirts of Voi town.
The accident occurred at Singila near Mwatate trading centre on Saturday evening. Mwatate OCPD Francis Mwangi said the drivers lost control of their vehicles after colliding, critically injuring 12 people