The family members were heading to Voi from Mombasa when the accident occurred. [File, Standard]A middle-aged couple and their three children died on Saturday morning after their vehicle collided head-on with a fuel tanker at Taru area on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway. Four other persons, who were also in the private vehicle, sustained serious injuries, Coast Regional Traffic Commander Peter Maina said. Maina told The Standard the victims, nine in number, were heading to Voi from Mombasa when the accident occurred. Take a surveyThe mangled wreckage of the Toyota Voxy and the fuel tanker were transported to Samburu Police Station.

Source: Standard Digital May 08, 2021 08:26 UTC