Three people lost their lives and two others seriously injured after an accident involving two motorbikes in Meru county on Sunday.
The three were riding on one of the motorbikes headed towards Nkabune from Meru Town, before it collided head-on with the other, headed in the opposite direction, at Gachanka area.
The incident was confirmed by Imenti North Traffic Boss Gideon Lekakeny, who said that one of the motorbikes might have been flouting traffic rules.
The police boss said that one of the motorbikes was moving on the wrong side of the road, according to preliminary investigations.
The dead passengers were identified by the police as Victor Orengi, Kelvin Murithi and Clinton Murithi while the survivors were identified as Tony Murithi and Kennedy Mwirigi.
The two are fighting for their lives at the Meru Level Five Hospital, where they were rushed to after the incident.
The bodies of the deceased are being preserved at the same facility's morgue.
"Many (riders) are flouting traffic rules, especially at night. Some insist on carrying customers while drunk. We want to ensure these cases are eradicated to minimize accidents,” Lekakeny said as quoted by Daily Nation.