Three people died on Saturday morning in a road accident at Baraka,Ngata on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.
Confirming the incident, Ngata Assistant Chief Richard Koech said the 4.30am accident involved a Matatu and lorry.
The Matatu that was from Nakuru rammed into a lory that was from Eldoret.
The local administrator revealed that 3 passengers in the matatu died on the spot while several others injured were rushed to Nakuru Level 5 hospital for treatment.
The driver of the lorry disappeared.
Bodies of the deceased were taken to mortuary at Nakuru Level 5 hospital.