At least 51 people killed as a truck collides with multiple vehicles and market traders in western Kenya
The Kenya Red Cross said the lorry rammed more than six vehicles and ran over pedestrians. / Photo: AP
Officers at the scene counted 51 bodies, but more people were believed to be trapped in the wreckage, Rift Valley police commander Tom Odera told The Associated Press. President William Ruto tweeted a condolence message to bereaved families describing the accident as “distressing” and urging motorists to be “extra cautious.”
"All I can say is that I am lucky to be alive because I saw what happened and I am alive because I ran, I am just lucky," she added.Another witness, Joel Rotich, said:"The accident happened in a flash, many of them had no time to escape.
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