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A senior police officer attached to Nyandarua County died in a road accident in Karai, Naivasha, that involved seven vehicles. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

Nyandarua County Criminal Investigation Officer (CCIO) John Rioba died on Monday following an accident involving seven vehicles along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

The accident occurred after the brakes of a lorry driving downhill failed, causing it to ram into six vehicles, including the car the senior police officer was in.

During the incident near Kayole estate in Naivasha, eight people were injured, two of them seriously, and were admitted to Naivasha sub-county hospital.