Dozens dead in Kenya road disaster

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Lorry rams into several other vehicles and market traders in western Kenya, police say, leaving at least 48 people dead and dozens injured

The Kenya Red Cross said the lorry rammed more than six vehicles and ran over pedestrians. / Photo: TRT World

"So far we can confirm 48 dead and we are suspecting one or two are still trapped under the truck," local police commander Geoffrey Mayek told the AFP news agency after the Friday night accident on the highway between the towns of Kericho and Nakuru. "We are suspecting a truck which was being driven. .. towards Kericho lost control and rammed into matatus that were packed at a bus stop, running over those matatus and injuring passengers and pedestrians who were standing by the bus stop," Mayek said.

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