Two dead, 3 badly injured in multiple-vehicle accident on Southern Bypass

At least two people were Tuesday morning killed in an accident involving multiple vehicles along the Southern Bypass, in Nairobi.

Three others were seriously injured in the Tuesday 6.30 am accident that happened near Ole Sereni area, police said.

The accident happened after the driver of a lorry moving from the Kikuyu direction lost its control, veered off his lane and crossed to the opposite one colliding with a trailer.

Witnesses said the impact also affected three other vehicles that were behind the trailer that was headed for Kikuyu direction.

As a result of the impact, a fire broke out burning down the vehicles.

Both the drivers were killed on the spot, National Police spokesperson Dr Resla Onyango said.

One of the drivers was burnt beyond recognition, police said.

Rescuers rushed to the scene and evacuated other passengers from the affected vehicles. The passengers had been trapped.

“We are investigating how and why it happened,” said Dr Onyango.