MAKUENI: Grissly Accident Kills FOUR KCSE Candidates
A lorry and a 14-seater matatu collided in the Mbooni sub county of Makueni County, killing at least six persons, according to authorities.
According to police, the Makueni accident occurred after a speeding lorry lost control and collided with a stationary matatu at Ngoluni Stage in Mbooni East on Friday, November 21.
According to witnesses, the truck went off the recently tarmacked road at Ngoluni Junction and collided with a Matatu transporting passengers to Machakos and Nairobi.
Six people died on the scene, while numerous others were critically injured and transferred to the Machakos Level Five Hospital and other Makueni health institutions, police said.
A family is in mourning following an accident that occurred last night at Ngoluni area in Mbooni, Makueni County after a lorry hit them while boarding a matatu.#WeekendAt1#KTNAt35@r_okenye pic.twitter.com/fwgdYKHzZo
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Among those killed were four Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates who were returning home after finishing their national exams.
Mbooni East Sub-County Police Commander Ibrahim Karani stated that the injured were transported to Makueni Level Five Hospital, while the deceased were conveyed to the mortuary.
He stated that authorities are investigating the event. On Friday alone, at least 15 people were killed in separate traffic incidents.
The victims included six passengers, four riders, four pedestrians, and a pedal cyclist.
Six people died yesterday in a tragic road accident at Ngoluni, Mbumbuni in Mbooni, Makueni County.
— RADA TV KENYA (@radatv_kenya) November 22, 2025
Among the victims were four secondary school students who had just completed their KCSE examinations.
Authorities are working to establish the cause of the accident. MORE TO… pic.twitter.com/GrQWo5nJXi
Police claimed 14 people were injured in the crashes, including six passengers, three pedestrians, two riders, and a driver. Police say the injured are in hospitals.
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The latest incidents come amidst a surge in the cases of road accidents over the past two weeks.
Last week, several people died after a bus collided with a lorry along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
The accident took place on November 15 after the bus driver, who was heading to Mombasa from Kisumu through Nairobi, lost control and rammed into an oncoming lorry at the Kinyambu area in Makueni County.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) data indicate that from January to October this year, the country recorded 3,890 road fatalities, compared to 3,805 during the same period last year.
MAKUENI: Grissly Accident Kills FOUR KCSE Candidates
