Three people die, six others hospitalised in Makindu road accident- PhotosThe ill-fated matatu that was involved in a road accident near Makindu Town. Three people died on the spot Tuesday morning while six others sustained injuries following a road accident near Makindu Town along Mombasa-Nairobi Highway.According to eyewitnesses, the 11-seater matatu they were travelling in tried to overtake a lorry before another truck rammed their vehicle from behind. "The driver of the matatu tried to overtake several vehicles when a lorry that was following us hit the vehicle from behind," said a passenger who is a teacher at Kasuvi and was traveling to work in the morning. The bodies have been moved to the same hospital morgue. SEE ALSO :Trucks smash up, burst into flames

Source: Standard Digital March 26, 2019 08:03 UTC