- According to police, the trailer driver is said to have been speeding from Eldoret when he hit the tractor's rear before losing control and colliding with the oncoming Toyota Probox.
- Five family members who were in the car were returning home after a family member's wedding in Busia, police said.
At least five people were killed Sunday following an accident involving a trailer, a tractor and a salon car in the Murgus area along the Eldoret-Malaba highway, Kakamega County.
Police said two others were injured in the morning accident.
According to police, the trailer driver is said to have been speeding from Eldoret when he hit the tractor's rear before losing control and colliding with the oncoming Toyota Probox.
Five family members who were in the car were returning home after a family member's wedding in Busia, police said.
Police who attended the scene said two survived with injuries.
The survivors are admitted to hospital in stable condition.
Lugari subcounty police commander Julius Melly said the bodies were taken to Webuye Hospital morgue, while the injured are receiving treatment at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
He said they are investigating the tragedy.
This is the latest such accident to happen in a series reported amid a push to address the same.
On Saturday, at least one person was killed after a multiple-vehicle crash in the Migaa area.
The accident involving a Simba bus and other vehicles occurred on Saturday dawn, August 24, at Molo's Twin Bridge along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway.
Police said 44 people sustained injuries.
On August 20 at least 13 people were killed and 36 others injured in the same area. Reports indicated that the bus lost control after its brakes failed before ramming into the vehicles and later landing in a ditch.
On Thursday night, at least two people were killed in an accident a school bus and a trailer at the Gitaru-Kikuyu Road in Kiambu County.
Police said the accident happened after the driver of a hired school bus lost control and rammed into a stalled trailer at a known dangerous spot.
The spot is under construction and locals said it has caused multiple deadly accidents.
The driver of the bus tried to avoid hitting the lorry forcing him to veer off the road and landed into a ditch.
At the time of the accident, the vehicle was not carrying students, but passengers who had hired its services, police said.
Two people died on the spot while about ten others were injured and rushed to hospital, Kiambu police boss Michael Muchiri said.
The Kenya National Highways Authority said the stretch is scheduled for construction and traffic will be diverted to enhance the process.
The incident comes as the National Transport and Safety Authority urged road users to be careful ahead of school reopening.