Two matatus collided head-on at Research along the Mwea-Embu highway in Kirinyaga County on Monday, seriously injuring twenty-five persons.
According to police, the accident included two 14-seat matatus operated by Unique Shuttle and Neno Sacco. The injured passengers had tissue damage, cuts on their foreheads, and fractures in their wrists and legs.
The Neno Sacco matatu was heading in the opposite direction from the Unique Shuttle matatu, which was heading from Makutano towards Mwea.
The matatu headed toward Mwea was struck head-on by the approaching matatu after its driver neglected to maintain lane discipline and intruded into the other lane.
Nearby residents evacuated all passengers on board to a private hospital in Mutithi.
The injured people’s ages were reported by the police to be between 11 and 48.
