Nairobi, May 4 -- Three people were on Saturday killed in a road crash after a matatu they were travelling in collided with a trailer in Salgaa near Nakuru Teachers College, in Nakuru County.

According to Nakuru County Commander Samuel Ndanyi, the 14-seater Farasi shuttle was ferrying passengers from Nakuru was headed towards Eldoret when it collided head-on with the trailer which was going in the opposite direction at about 4pm.

He said two people perished on the spot.

Nakuru Referral Hospital Superintendent James Waweru said the facility received 14 patients in critical condition.

"One patient died while receiving emergency treatment. Three others are being treated at the Intensive Care (ICU) while nine others received soft tissue i...