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Five people dead, 23 injured after matatu rams into tractor in Bomet

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Police officers at the scene of the crash in Mugango, Bomet County. [Gilbert Kimutai, Standard]

Five people have died in a grisly road crash involving a 14-seater matatu and a tractor along the Silibwet-Olenguruone road in Bomet County.

Police say 23 passengers were rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Among the dead is the matatu driver who is said to have been speeding moments before the crash.

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