The matatu is said to have rolled and landed in a ditch after the driver left control [Photo/The Star]
An accident in Kisumu county has left five people dead and three in critical condition along Kisii-Kisumu road.
The vehicle was said to have been headed to to Ahero from Kisii.
According to traffic commander Andrew Naibei the driver of the matatu drove the vehicle into a ditch after losing control on Monday morning.
On arrival at the scene Naibei said police they only found bodies and no one else.
Nyakach OCPD Henry Malova says the injured have been taken to Nyabondo Mission, Pap Onditi and Sondu hospitals.
The matatu driver is believed to have ran away after the incident and police are still conducting investigations.
The bodies of the deceased have been transferred to Pap Onditi Hospital mortuary in Nyakac.