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At least 45 killed in W. Kenya road accident

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STORY: At least 45 killed in W. Kenya road accident
DATELINE: July 1, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:49
LOCATION: KERICHO, Kenya
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the road accident site
2. various of people coming to rescue
3. various of crashed vehicles on the road

STORYLINE:

At least 45 people were killed and several others injured in a road accident along a busy highway in western Kenya on Friday evening, the police confirmed.

Tom Odero, Rift Valley Regional police commander, said the accident occurred at 6:30 p.m. local time after the driver of a truck lost control and the vehicle rammed into pedestrians, hawkers, and some vehicles parked by the roadside in Kericho County.

According to the police, the truck was heading to Kericho Town before it lost control and veered off the road along the Nakuru-Kericho highway.

An estimated 3,000 Kenyans die in road accidents in Kenya annually despite concerted efforts by the state and the private sector to promote safety on the highways, according to the National Transport and Safety Authority.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kericho, Kenya.
(XHTV)

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