Twelve people died on Saturday night after a fuel tanker burst into flames along the Kisumu- Busia road. The Police boss said that a trailer, registration number KAV 768 W was avoiding a head-on collision with the fuel tanker from Kisumu when the accident occurred. He said that members of the public, oblivious of the lurking danger rushed to the accident scene to siphon fuel. He added that members of the public quickly gathered at the scene of the accident and began siphoning fuel." Moments later, the fuel tanker burst into flames.

Source: The Star July 18, 2021 04:07 UTC