At least four people lost their lives on Thursday morning following a grisly road accident at Timboni near Mtwapa along the Mombasa-Malindi highway.

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"The 14-seater matatu was trying to overtake another vehicle when it the accident occurred at about 5.45 am," said Kilifi County Commissioner Magu Mutundika.

The four who were travelling in the matatu died on the spot after it hit a lorry that had stalled on the road as the driver tried to overtake.

“There was a lorry which had stalled on the road and was stationery. The driver of this matatu thereafter tried to overtake another vehicle and in the process hit the lorry,” he said.

Eight other passengers were injured and were taken to Kilifi County Referral Hospital for treatment.