Two people were killed and several injured on Friday night in an accident involving a 14-seater matatu and a lorry at Ol Donyo Sabuk.
The accident occurred in Matungulu Sub County of Machakos County.
The matatu was ferrying company employees when it collided head on with the lorry. The driver of the lorry ran to unknown place after the accident in which the driver and conductor of the matatu were killed on the spot.
The OCPD for Ol Donyo Sabuk Joseph Chesire confirmed the incident and urged drivers to be more careful during this festive season.
He said that the driver of the lorry escaped after the accident and the police are following him and will be arrested soon. He added that the police have launched investigations into the accident.
The residents helped to rescue victims and administered first aid to them. The bodies of the victims were taken to Ol Donyo Sabuk nursing home mortuary and the injured were rushed to the same hospital for treatment.