{"id":34446,"date":"2021-08-29T14:36:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T14:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=34446"},"modified":"2021-08-29T14:33:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T14:33:29","slug":"several-killed-in-fatal-road-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/several-killed-in-fatal-road-accident","title":{"rendered":"Several Killed in Fatal \u00a0Road Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>At least five people have lost their lives in a fatal road accident along the Kericho-Nakuru Highway on Sunday, August 29.<\/p>\n<p>Kericho County Police Commander Silas Gichunge confirmed that the five died on the spot while several others were reported injured.<\/p>\n<p>Gichunge added that the accident was caused by a tyre burst, causing the vehicle to roll several times.<\/p>\n<p>The accident happened near Jabat area in Londiani, Kericho County.<\/p>\n<p>Londiani OCPD confirmed that those injured have been rushed to the Londiani Sub-CountyHospital for further treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were on the way to Kisumu for a road trip. On reaching the accident scene, I heard the sound of a tyre burst. The next thing I knew the vehicle was flipping and rolling,&#8221; one survivor recalled.<\/p>\n<p><b>More to follow<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. At least five people have lost their lives in a fatal road accident along the Kericho-Nakuru Highway on Sunday, August 29. Kericho County Police Commander Silas Gichunge confirmed that the five died on the spot while several others were reported injured. 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