Five people have perished and four others sustained serious injuries in a grisly road accident at Mwembeni in Samburu within Kinango sub-county along the Mombasa-Voi highway. The accident involved a lorry and private vehicle make Nissan Serena that went head-on-collision. Cases of road accidents have been on the rise in Kwale since last year claiming many innocent lives. Speeding and flouting of traffic rules were attributed to the increasing number of road accidents in the region. County security listed Kinango, Samburu, Vuga, Ukunda, Tiwi and Kombani as among the black spots for accidents.

Source: The Star May 08, 2021 12:22 UTC