39 dead after tanker rams into cars on Kenya road; death toll could rise

A runaway tanker carrying volatile gas has slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing at least 39 people and injuring 10, officials said today.

39 dead after tanker rams into cars on Kenya road; death toll could rise

A runaway tanker carrying volatile gas has slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing at least 39 people and injuring 10, officials said today.

The tanker lost control while going downhill on the road from the capital Nairobi to Naivasha late last night, said Mwachi Pius Masai, the deputy director and communications officer for the National Disaster Management Unit.

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