A family member of the victims involved in the accident between an Easy Coach bus and a private Toyota IST at Kikopey along the Gilgil-Nakuru Highway on Sunday night, September 13, has spoken about the tragedy.Speaking hours after the crash, the family member confirmed four of the five people who died were his close relatives.The deceased included his wife and daughter, as well as his brother-in-law, his brother-in-law’s wife and their daughter.“As I am speaking to you right now, I am saddened. All the people who have died are related to me by blood,” he said.Adding, "Of the five people, there is my wife and my daughter. Then there is my brother-in-law, his wife, and his daughter. I am now left alone."He further said his more than three decades of experience as a driver had made him familiar with the route, making it difficult for him to understand why motorists would drive recklessly despite knowing the dangers associated with the highway.“My profession involves driving, which I have done for over 30 years. I am very familiar with this route, and I cannot understand why drivers drive so recklessly knowing very well how dangerous this route is,” he said.The accident occurred as the Easy Coach bus was travelling from Gilgil towards Nakuru, while the Toyota IST was travelling from the direction of Lake Nakuru. The bus reportedly lost its brakes before colliding head-on with the car.An eyewitness said the impact left one woman, who was holding a child, trapped between the two vehicles. She and the other victims were travelling in the private car.The force of the collision killed the occupants of the car, with rescuers later using towing vehicles to separate the two vehicles and retrieve the bodies.The driver of the Toyota IST was among those who died in the crash. One person was injured, while no deaths were reported among passengers on the Easy Coach bus, although some sustained minor injuries.Gilgil Sub-County Police Commander Winston Mwakio said investigations into the accident had commenced, with those injured taken to Nakuru County Referral Hospital.
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