At least nine people have been confirmed dead in a grisly road accident in the morning hours of January 3, along the Eldoret-Kitale Highway in the Soy area.
The accident involved a public service vehicle belonging to Great Rift Shuttle and a lorry which collided head-on, leaving the front part of the matatu damaged.
According to Uasin Gishu County Police Commander, the accident occurred after the driver of the lorry lost control and rammed into the oncoming matatu.
Some of the passengers were trapped in the wreckage of the matatu with only 3 escaping with injuries.
“The matatu had 12 passengers, and only three children survived,” the police boss confirmed.
Eyewitnesses said the vehicles collided on a narrow section of the road a few distance from the Soy Market.
The matatu was headed to Eldoret while the truck was on its way back to Kitale Town.
Police launched investigations into what led to the accident, which has so far claimed the highest number of victims since the beginning of the year 2025.
The driver of the matatu was among those who died.
