CNN —At least 48 people were killed in a road accident in Londiani, western Kenya, on Friday evening when a lorry carrying a shipping container veered off the road and plowed into several vehicles, police and witnesses said.
There were other bodies that were under the vehicle.”The Kenya Red Cross said the lorry rammed more than six vehicles and ran over pedestrians.
A view of the accident site after a truck crashed into a market in the Londiani area of Kericho.
Andrew Kasuku/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images“The country mourns with the families who have lost loved ones in a horrific road accident in Londiani,” Kenyan President William Ruto wrote in a tweet.
Last year 34 people died in central Kenya when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river valley.
Persons:
Tom Odera, “, swerved, ”, Peter Otieno, Andrew Kasuku, William Ruto
Organizations:
CNN, Regional, Cross, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Kenyan
Locations:
Londiani, Kenya, Kericho