Nine people died on Friday after a Nissan matatu collided with a tanker along the Nakuru-Kericho highway.

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The nine were passengers of the matatu.

According to witnesses, the matatu collided head-on with the petrol tanker at the Kapmakaa area in Chepsirwhen the tanker tried to overtake.

James Mugera, the Kericho County Police Commander confirmed the accident.

“The accident involved a 14-seater matatu and a truck which was ferrying gas from Kisumu to Nairobi,” the police boss said.