Wreckage of the Githurai Sacco PSV bus following an accident at the Kericho-Kisumu road junction December 25, 2017. [Photo/Brian Odhiambo]An accident involving a Githurai 45 Sacco PSV bus and a lorry in Kericho has left three dead and over 25 others seriously injured.The Christmas night accident at the Kericho-Kisumu road junction also left a police officer dead as the bus headed for Kisumu.Confirming the incident, Kericho County Commander James Mugera, said the 52-seater bus that plies Thika Road-Nairobi CBD route, lost control after brakes failed, ramming into a lorry."The brakes failed as it went down the slope from town. As it approached Kisumu road, where traffic police conduct checks, a lorry was negotiating the spikes. The bus then hit the lorry before landing in a swampy ditch."The injured were taken to the Kericho District Hospital.
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Kisumu bound Githurai 45 Sacco bus crashes, kills three on Christmas
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