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Kenya Naivasha: Many feared dead in oil tanker blast Kenya Naivasha: 25 dead as fireball engulfs traffic on road
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Many people are feared dead after an oil tanker exploded on a road in Kenya. An oil tanker has exploded on a road in Kenya, killing at least 25 people.
It happened in Naivasha, about an hour's drive north-west of the capital, Nairobi. The authorities have not yet announced the number of casualties. The Kenya Red Cross tweeted that the tanker, heading to Uganda, had appeared to lose control before crashing into other vehicles in Naivasha, north-west of the capital Nairobi.
One local newspaper reports that at least 30 people died, while another says 11 vehicles were involved. Eyewitness Moses Nandalwe told the BBC a huge fireball quickly engulfed other vehicles on the busy road.
The Kenya Red Cross tweeted that the tanker had appeared to lose control before crashing into other vehicles. This was followed by an explosion. He feared that many people who had gathered at the scene of the crash were also caught in the inferno.
Eyewitness Moses Nandalwe told the BBC a huge fire had quickly consumed several vehicles on the busy road. Mwachi Pius Mwachi, deputy director of Kenya's National Disaster Management Unit, said the tanker had been travelling downhill when it went out of control.
He feared that many people who had gathered at the scene of the crash were trapped in the inferno. Correspondents say the accident has happened at a time when doctors are on strike, severely limiting services in government hospitals.
Emergency service vehicles were at the scene.