PHOTOS: Six people dead as a Toyota Probox collides head on with a truck in Kericho.

Six persons were killed on Monday evening, April 8, when their vehicle collided head-on with a lorry in the Duka Moja area of Kericho County.

Rift Valley Traffic Commander Dorothy Muleke confirmed the event, stating that the driver of the private Toyota Probox attempted to overtake many vehicles on the Kericho-Nakuru Highway before hitting with an incoming lorry.

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The six individuals on the Kericho-bound Probox died on the scene, while one person suffered significant injuries and was transported to the hospital in critical condition. 

Other casualties involved in the disaster were taken to other hospitals in Kericho.