{"id":111858,"date":"2024-01-28T20:14:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T20:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/fatal-accident-claims-three-lives-on-webuye-malaba-highway"},"modified":"2024-01-28T21:52:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T21:52:15","slug":"fatal-accident-claims-three-lives-on-webuye-malaba-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/fatal-accident-claims-three-lives-on-webuye-malaba-highway","title":{"rendered":"Fatal accident claims three lives on Webuye-Malaba Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Two truck drivers and one person believed to be a turnboy died on the spot in an accident that happened at 3 am on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The horrific incident involved trailers that were moving in opposite directions.<\/p>\n<p>Residents who spoke to Journalists at the accident scene on Sunday said that the trailers were ferrying maize and cement respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Geoffrey Wasike, a resident, said that he heard a blast at around 3 am Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was still sleeping when I heard a blast on the road, I woke up to know what was happening,&#8221; Wasike stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn reaching the accident scene I found three bodies lying in a pool of blood while one person was in unconscious condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He reported that the three were injured beyond recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Wasike said that the unconscious one was rushed to a hospital in Bungoma town for immediate medical attention while the dead were picked and taken to Bungoma County Referral Hospital mortuary for preservation awaiting family members for identification.<\/p>\n<p>Locals called on the relevant authorities to erect bumps along the busy Webuye- Malaba highway.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to get police comment on the incident were not successful by the time of publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Two truck drivers and one person believed to be a turnboy died on the spot in an accident that happened at 3 am on Sunday. The horrific incident involved trailers that were moving in opposite directions. 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