13 perish in road accident at Kariandusi near Kikopey along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway

At least 13 people were killed in an accident involving a 14-seater PSV and a trailer along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Sunday, September 28, 2025.

Police said three others were left with injuries in the accident that took place at the Kariandusi area near Gilgil.

Witnesses said two vehicles were involved in a collision as the PSV was badly mangled on the front side.

Gilgil sub-county police boss Winston Mwakio said they are investigating the incident.

“The matatu was overtaking and then it rammed into the trailer causing 13 fatalities and three others seriously injured,” he said.

Among those injured are two children.

According to reports, they had hired the matatu from Nairobi to head for a family function.

The trailer had part of its body on the road and was lying on its side in a ditch, indicating it lost control before coming to a stop.

The accident led to a huge traffic build-up up from Kikopey area, as officers tried to clear the wreckage on Sunday afternoon.

The latest accident took place just hours after six people, including occupants of an ambulance died along a few kilometres away along the same highway.

This increased to 19, the number of those killed in accidents within hours, police said.

On Saturday evening, a patient, her husband, two more relatives, a nurse and the ambulance driver all succumbed in the accident that occurred near Kimende along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.

Witnesses say the ambulance, affiliated with St Mary’s Mission Hospital, Elementaita, was speeding, rushing a critically ill patient to the hospital, when it suddenly lost control and crashed.

The aftermath of the accident was a mangled wreck that claimed the lives of everyone on board instantly.

In a separate incident, an accident happened along the same road at Gilgil, triggering a major traffic snarl-up on the busy highway.

Several vehicles, including a truck, were involved in the crash between Kikopey and St Mary’s, although the number of casualties has yet to be confirmed.

According to eyewitness reports, several passengers were feared to have been injured in the incident.

The truck overturned, completely blocking the highway and bringing movement to a standstill, forcing motorists to wait for police response to unlock the gridlock.

The injured were taken to hospitals.