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| Kenya Naivasha: 30 dead as fireball engulfs traffic on road | Kenya Naivasha: 30 dead as fireball engulfs traffic on road |
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| A fuel tanker has exploded on a road in Kenya, killing at least 33 people. | |
| The Kenya Red Cross said the tanker, heading to Uganda, had appeared to lose control before crashing into other vehicles in Naivasha, north-west of the capital Nairobi. | |
| Eyewitness Moses Nandalwe told the BBC a huge fireball had quickly engulfed other vehicles on the busy road. | Eyewitness Moses Nandalwe told the BBC a huge fireball had quickly engulfed other vehicles on the busy road. |
| He feared that many people who had gathered at the scene of the crash were also caught in the inferno. | He feared that many people who had gathered at the scene of the crash were also caught in the inferno. |
| Among the burnt vehicles was a matatu minibus with 14 passengers. All of them died. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| Correspondents say the accident has happened at a time when doctors are on strike, severely limiting services in government hospitals. | Correspondents say the accident has happened at a time when doctors are on strike, severely limiting services in government hospitals. |