The Chinese embassy in Kenya confirms three Chinese people on a
business trip and their local driver have been killed and three
others were injured in a traffic accident in western Kenya on
Sunday.
A Chinese Passenger injured in a traffic
accident in Kenya receives medical treatment in a local hospital in
Nairobi on Sunday, September 30, 2007. [Photo: Xinhua]
An official with the Chinese Embassy in
Kenya visits a Chinese passenger injured in a traffic accident at a
local hospital in Nairobi on Sunday, September 30, 2007. [Photo:
Xinhua]
One of the Chinese passengers and the driver were killed on the
spot.? The two others died on their way to hospital.
The injured travelers, one of whom was critically wounded, are
now reported to be out of danger after receiving treatment at a
local hospital.
The Xinhua News Agency reports the accident happened at around
9:30am local time in Rift Valley Province, about 130 kilometers
from the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The accident was a rear-end
collision involving a microbus of the business delegation and a
truck parked on the roadside.
Officials with the Chinese embassy in Kenya have asked the local
police to launch an investigation into the accident and requested
the Kenyan side to assist in caring for the injured and dealing
with the aftermath.
(Xinhua News Agency October 1, 2007)
