At least eleven people have been killed in a deadly road crash along Mwingi road after 14-seater matatu with twenty people on board rolled.
Nine of the survivors are fighting for their lives in nearby hospitals.
The fateful public service vehicle was ferrying the passengers from dowry ceremony in Mwingi when it veered off the road rolling severally.
It was carrying above capacity.
According to eyewitnesses, the said vehicle had departed from the ceremony in Mwingi’s Kanyonyoo area.
Kanyonyoo sub-location Assistant Chief Jacob Mueti said the PSV lost control as it attempted to overtake another vehicle.
The deceased bodies have since been moved to Kitui Level IV Hospital Mortuary while several others who sustained injuries were admitted for treatment at the same facility.
Others were taken to Matuu Level IV Hospital in Machakos and the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi respectively.