Along the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway between Taru and Samburu, a matatu and truck were involved in a horrific traffic disaster that claimed at least 20 lives
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Numerous people were hurt in the accident that occurred on the evening of July 8 as well. According to Kwale County Police Commander Josephat Kinyua, the matatu’s driver was attempting to pass when the car struck a trailer head-on. The deceased’s bodies have been sent to the mortuary at Kinango Sub-County Hospital.