Several People Are Believed To Be Dead After A Trailer Drives Off The Road And Into A Church Compound In Isiolo.

The vehicle was travelling along the Meru Isiolo road at a high speed when it hit a speed bump near Subuiba junction and lost control according to eyewitnesses.

Several People Are Believed To Be Dead After A Trailer Drives Off The Road And Into A Church Compound In Isiolo.
Several People Are Believed To Be Dead After A Trailer Drives Off The Road And Into A Church Compound In Isiolo.

The vehicle was travelling along the Meru-Isiolo road at a high speed when it hit a speed bump near Subuiba junction and lost control, according to eyewitnesses.

At least two adults and two children's bodies have been found.

A trailer lost control and smashed into a church property that also houses a nursery school in Isiolo town, Isiolo County, on Monday, killing several persons.

The vehicle was moving at a fast speed on the Meru-Isiolo road when it hit a speed bump at the Subuiba intersection and lost control, according to eyewitnesses. According to reports, the trailer collided with Isiolo's Pentecost Church, hurting and killing numerous people.

The majority of the victims were schoolchildren and roadside shop owners, as well as a bodaboda driver who had parked on the side of the road.

 

Isiolo County Red Cross Co-ordinator Abdikadir Ali confirmed the tragedy, saying at least four dead had been recovered: two adults and two children.

As work to remove the dead continue, several critically injured people have been taken to hospitals.