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Four people died on the spot after the vehicles they were travelling in got involved in a road accident.
The accident occurred along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway on Sunday morning when the two salon cars collided head-on.
Reports indicate that one of the cars that was heading to Nairobi attempted to overtake a fleet of vehicles before colliding head-on with a salon car heading in the opposite direction at Sultan-Hamud Town.
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Makueni County Police Commander Joseph Ole Naipeiyan confirmed the incident, stating that two people died on the spot while two others succumbed to the injuries while undergoing treatment at a facility where they were rushed.
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“A driver pulled off his lane and tried to overtake a fleet of other motor vehicles. Unfortunately, the two vehicles collided and as a result, two people, a driver and his passenger died on the spot,” Naipeiyan stated.
It was not immediately clear if there were any survivors.
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The bodies of the deceased were moved to Kilome Nursing Home while the angled wreck of the two vehicles were towd to Sultan-Hamud Police Station.
Investigations have been launched to establish the cause of the accident.