{"id":13479,"date":"2024-02-27T09:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=13479"},"modified":"2024-02-27T09:03:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T09:03:36","slug":"10-diein-a-road-accident-after-matatu-lost-control-and-rolled-over-in-katangi-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=13479","title":{"rendered":"10 DIEIN A ROAD ACCIDENT AFTER MATATU LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER IN KATANGI AREA."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/429779900_788763393272428_8145071755389455187_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/429779900_788763393272428_8145071755389455187_n.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/429779900_788763393272428_8145071755389455187_n-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 526px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Matatu which was travelling from Zombe market in Kitui East to Nairobi lost control as it negotiated a corner while descending towards Athi River, where it rolled several times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confirming the death, Machakos County Police Commander Patrick Lobolia said first responders to the accident initially retrieved eight bodies from the mangled wreckage, with three others still missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Lobolia stated that the police were still in the process of accounting for all passengers aboard the ill-fated vehicle, and investigations had been initiated to determine the exact cause of the accident<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Daniel Yumbya, Machakos County Executive for Health, confirmed that the county\u2019s Referral Hospital had received 32 injured passengers, with 25 of them in critical condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Health CEC mentioned that the injured were initially rushed by well-wishers and police to the nearby Katangi Health Centre for first aid, while county authorities dispatched ambulances to the accident scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. John Mungai, the Medical Superintendent at Kitui County Referral Hospital, confirmed that they had received eight bodies, comprising four adult males, three adult females, and a young girl under the age of ten<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Matatu which was travelling from Zombe market in Kitui East to Nairobi lost control as it negotiated a corner while descending towards Athi River, where it rolled several times. 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