On Thursday just three days into new year 2019, six Kenyans perished in yet another heinous road accident after a saloon car collided with a lorry at
Complex area near Chepseon Trading Center along Nakuru-Kericho highway.
Among the dead, 5 were kids.
Police report revealed that the victims were members of same family unit. Among them two kids were being taken back to school before a head-on-collision with the lorry which was headed for Kericho while the car to Nakuru.
In 2017, 3700 lives were lost in road accidents which has shown a drop to 3156 in 2018, this report was made public by Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet .
“We are grateful for the extra caution on the highways. It is important that all road users use the roads with great responsibility,” he said.
He cautioned cyclists and pedestrians to always observe and follow traffic rules.