Friday, July 15, 2022 – A total of six person’s perished in a road accident where a matatu exploded into fire burning them to shes.
According to Citizen Digital Friday July 15, the early morning incident happened when a matatu they were traveling in collided with a car at Kwa Majini Bridge on the Thika-Garissa highway in Machakos County.
It would shortly be established that the deceased were burnt beyond recognition after a gas cylinder that was in the matatu burst into flames following the fatal collision.
Machakos Police boss, Issa Mohamed, said the injured were rushed to Matuu Level 4 Hospital with serious burn injuries.