One dead, several injured following an accident at Kikopey along Nakuru-Nairobi highway, September 21, 2017. [Photo/Nation]
A truck driver died following an accident that occured Thursday morning at Kikopey along Nakuru-Nairobi highway. Several other people are said have suffered slight injuries after a lorry and a Mombasa-bound Modern Coast bus collided at around 4.30am.According to Timothy Siran, an eye witness, the driver of the truck died on the spot after a head-on collision between the lorry and the bus when he attempted to overtake the bus.“The driver of the lorry heading to Nakuru was attempting to overtake when the early morning accident occurred,” said Siran.Over 40 passengers in the bus who escaped with minor injuries were rushed to the nearby St Mary’s Hospital for treatment.