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Eight killed in grisly Makueni road crash

Eight die in a morning road crash along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Makueni County on January 3, 2026. [Erastus Mulwa, Standard]

8 people died in a Saturday morning accident at Konza, along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway in Makueni County, where a Matatu belonging to Naekana Sacco collided head-on with a Tahmeed bus headed in the Nairobi direction.

Mukaa Sub-County police commander Hussein Abduba, who confirmed the accident, said six people died on the spot, while seven others were rushed to Machakos level 5 hospital in critical condition, with two of them later succumbing to their injuries.

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