In the Kimugul area of Bomet County, a 14-seater passenger van collided with a tractor on the Olenguruone-Silibwet road, resulting in five fatalities and eighteen injuries.
Witnesses claim that at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday, the driver of the van operated by Bomet Travellers lost control of the vehicle on a steep hill and collided with a tractor that was moving in the direction of Olenguruone town.
The accident is being looked into by the police.
Those injured were treated in the Tenwek hospital, while the bodies of the deceased were taken to the morgue.
