{"id":971,"date":"2026-11-01T06:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T06:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=971"},"modified":"2026-11-01T06:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T06:44:17","slug":"six-killed-in-tragic-accident-along-eldoret-nakuru-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=971","title":{"rendered":"Six killed in tragic accident along Eldoret-Nakuru Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0194.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0194.jpeg 827w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0194-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/IMG_0194-768x414.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Emergency response following a road accident along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway.\u00a0<\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least six people have died and several others sustained injuries following a road accident at Kondoo area along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accident occurred on Saturday morning after a lorry rammed into a public service vehicle (PSV) travelling towards Nakuru. The lorry reportedly attempted to avoid an oncoming Succeed vehicle before colliding with the PSV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Wilberforce Sicharani confirmed the incident, revealing that the PSV driver was among those who lost their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The injured victims were rushed to different health facilities for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were taken to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary in Eldoret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident has renewed concerns over road safety and the need for motorists to exercise caution, particularly along busy highways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least six people have died and several others sustained injuries following a road accident&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=971"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":973,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971\/revisions\/973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}