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A matatu that was carrying about 54 passengers reportedly lost control and rolled several times into a ditch while ascending a hilly section. [Stephen Nzioka, Standard]

Eight people died on Friday night in a grisly road accident in the Kalamba area of Makueni County, leaving more than 40 others injured.

They were traveling to attend a traditional dowry payment ceremony.

The survivors of the ill-fated Matatu linked the fatal accident to the failed braking system while it was going down a steep section of the road within Inyoni village.