At least 10 p people have been confirmed dead and 20 others seriously injured after a Mercedes Benz tanker ramped into two PSVs matatus at Iguhu/Yala Bridge area, along the Kakamega-Kisumu Road.
The incident happened on Wednesday after the tanker (Reg No. KAS 537/ZC 6451), coming from Kisumu heading to Kakamega hit a bump and veered off the road to the right hand.
The tanker rammed into two Toyota matatus, one owned by Mitrans Sacco and Toyota Matatu of Transiline Sacco which had 14 Passengers aboard, according to the police report.
The two matatus were coming from Kakamega heading to kisumu . Following the incident , 10 people were confirmed dead at the spot while 20 others were seriously injured, according to the report.
The driver of the tanker escaped from the scene following the accident, police say.
The bodies of the accident victims were transported to Kakamega county County General and referral Hospital mortuary pending identification and postmortem while the injured were rushed to different nearby hospitals for treatment.
Police noted that efforts to apprehend the driver are under way.
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