Preliminary reports indicate that the accident occurred at around 12:30 am and involved a bus ferrying mourners from Kisumu.

The crash prompted a joint rescue operation involving the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) Nakuru Branch, police, Molo ambulance teams and members of the local community.

According to the Kenya Red Cross, rescue teams managed to free one of the victims who had been trapped in the wreckage for more than an hour.

“One casualty extricated after being trapped for over an hour,” the organisation said in an update shared on social media.

The organisation later confirmed that traffic flow along the busy highway had returned to normal following the rescue operation.

“Traffic now flowing normally,” KRCS stated.

The Kenya Red Cross urged motorists to exercise caution and observe road safety measures.