{"id":2384,"date":"2022-03-12T17:26:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T17:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countysplash.co.ke\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2022-03-12T17:26:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T17:26:39","slug":"death-at-dusk-several-people-feared-dead-as-oil-tanker-collides-with-a-lorry-bursts-into-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/?p=2384","title":{"rendered":"DEATH AT DUSK: Several people feared dead as oil tanker collides with a lorry, bursts into flames"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><code>BREAKING NEWS<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><code>By Seliphar Machoni<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><code>Kakamega<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unknown number of people are feared dead after an oil\ntanker collided with a lorry bursting into flames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred at Mukhonje area along the Eldoret \u2013\nWebuye highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fire is spreading very fast and consuming surrounding\nshops. We are worried if the fire is not contained on time, local businessmen\nwill suffer a great loss,\u201d said Fridah Wanyama, an eye witness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220312-WA0023-864x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220312-WA0023-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220312-WA0023-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220312-WA0023-768x910.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220312-WA0023-696x825.jpg 696w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220312-WA0023-1068x1266.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/horizonnews.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG-20220312-WA0023.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Atieno, occupants who were in the oil tanker\nand the lorry have not been retrieved, adding that they might have lost their\nlives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year at the same spot, there was a terrific accident that\nclaimed seven people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026more to follow\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BREAKING NEWS By Seliphar Machoni Kakamega An unknown number of people are feared dead after an oil tanker collided with a lorry bursting into flames. 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