Four people are feared dead after two trucks collided head-on at Kiunduani in Makindu on Sunday. The crash on Mombasa Road set both trucks ablaze, The Star reported.
The victims were trapped in the wreckage and reportedly suffered severe burns. According to The Star, they were the two truck drivers and a woman and her child travelling in one of the trucks. Business Today Kenya reported that the crash happened on Sunday afternoon.
Footage from the scene showed passersby trying to put out the fire as vehicles queued on the road. No emergency responders were visible in the footage, The Star reported. The Eastleigh Voice also reported that passersby battled the fire.
Traffic backed up along the busy highway. Motorists drove along the edges of the road to get past the scene.
Police have launched investigations into the cause of the crash. When The Star published its report, the cause was still unknown. It was also unclear whether the fire had been fully put out.