Its a sad day to Kenya as eleven people were confirmed dead after a 14-seater matatu from Kisumu to Sirare lost control and plunged in a culvert killing the 11 on the spot.

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Nyanza traffic commandant Andres Naibei said the fatal crash occurred at Daima area along Katito- Pap onditi on Thursday morning.

Naibei also disclosed that some of the accident victims were students heading back to school for the first term.

From the commandant report by the time of meeting the press, he was still unable to ascertain the exact number of those injured in the grisly accident. 

Naibei, however, said the injured were rushed to various centers in Pap Onditi Sub County in Homa Bay.

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