A devastating road accident at Mlima Kiu, near Salama town on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, has left three people dead and several others nursing serious injuries.

The accident happened on Friday, July 4 evening, and involved a personal car, a truck, and two passenger Nissan matatus.

The accident unfolded when a truck travelling at high speed reportedly lost control while descending the steep Mlima Kiu section.

The truck veered off its lane and rammed into an oncoming personal vehicle before slamming into two passenger Nissans that were ferrying passengers to Nairobi.