December 12, 2016 6:09 AM

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Kenya: At least 33 killed in fuel truck crash

In Kenya, a vehicle carrying fuel has collided with several vehicles on a highway, killing at least 33 people and injuring scores of others in a huge ball of flames.<br/>The accident happened in west-central Kenya on the Nairobi-Naivasha Highway, about 10 kilometers north of Naivasha. <br/><br/>President Uhuru Kenyatta says the vehicle responsible for the deaths should not have been on that particular road at that hour, and he expects the agencies responsible for enforcing traffic regulation to fully investigate this tragic breach. <br/><br/>Kenyatta said the fatalities included 11 officers from the General Service Unit who provide VIP protection, including to the President. He expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the accident. <br/><br/>Officials say the accident was caused by a minivan ferrying inflammable materials, and that the van lost control before slamming into vehicles from oncoming traffic at the Karai area on the Naivasha-Nakuru road. The death toll is expected to rise.<br/>

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