7 dead as dowry ceremony bound matatu plunges into gorge

Seven people from the same village have perished after the matatu they were travelling in veered off the road in a hilly terrain and plunged into a gorge at Inyoni Village in Makueni County, according to Makueni County Health Chief Officer Harvey Mulei.

Dr Mulei says that medics have stabilised 37 people who sustained various injuries.

The group had been travelling to a dowry ceremony when the accident occurred.

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