By Enyichukwu Enemanna
At least 10 persons were killed while another 10 sustained varying injuries on Saturday when a truck crashed into pedestrians and commercial motorcycle riders near western Kenya’s border with Tanzania, authorities said.
The crash in the town of Migori happened along a major highway when the driver lost control of the vehicle after a suspected brake failure, local police commander announced.
Emergency responders immediately commenced operations to free those still trapped under the truck, amid fears the death toll might rise, Migori county commander Mark Wanjala said.
Two more people were reported to have been knocked across a bridge and into a river, but an attempt to rescue them had not started, Wanjala said.
Witnesses told local media the truck driver honked the vehicle’s horn repeatedly before the crash.
The truck was carrying bags of rice toward the Isebania border town into neighboring Tanzania.
Videos of people looting the rice while people remained trapped under the track appeared on social media.
Police urged motorists to exercise caution and ensure vehicles were well serviced before embarking on long drives.
