Tragedy struck on Christmas Day when a road accident on the Kericho–Nakuru Highway near Kedowa Trading Centre resulted in three fatalities and four serious injuries. A Toyota Probox carrying family members collided head-on with a trailer.

• Three people died at the scene, and four others are critically injured and receiving treatment at Kericho County Referral Hospital.
• The accident involved a Toyota Probox carrying seven occupants and a trailer.
• Police suspect the Probox driver may have been speeding and the occupants under the influence of alcohol.