肯尼亚发生重大交通事故，6人死亡，9人受伤

At least six people were killed and nine others injured in a road accident along a busy highway in northwest Kenya, the police confirmed on Sunday.

肯尼亚警方周日证实，在肯尼亚西北部一条繁忙的公路上发生的一场交通事故中，至少有6人死亡，另有9人受伤。

Naivasha deputy divisional police commander John Kwasa said the Saturday night accident involved a minibus known locally as matatu and a truck which clashed head on along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

奈瓦沙省副区长科萨说，星期六晚上的事故，涉及当地一辆小型公共汽车和一辆卡车，两车在内罗毕-纳库鲁高速公路上迎头相撞。

“The matatu driver died while being rushed to the Naivasha-based healthy facility. Initial investigations indicate the matatu driver was at fault, occasioning the accident,” Kwasa said.

公车司机在被送往奈瓦沙的医院中死亡。最初的调查显示，公车司机的错误驾驶，导致了事故的发生。

The accident at Nyakairu center, some 15kms from Naivasha town occurred after the truck hit head on the incoming matatu killing five people on the spot. The sixth, a driver, died while being rushed to the Naivasha sub-county hospital.

事故发生在距奈瓦沙镇15公里处的尼亚卡鲁中心，卡车撞上了迎头开进来的公车，当场造成5人死亡。第六名死者是一名司机，在被送往纳瓦沙县附属医院时死亡。

Kwasa called on drivers to be cautious adding that speeding and careless overtaking was the cause of major accidents on the road.

夸萨呼吁司机要谨慎，并补充说，超速和粗心超车是道路上发生重大事故的原因。

An estimated 3,000 Kenyans die in road accidents annually despite concerted efforts by the state and the private sector to promote safety on the highways, according to the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA).

据国家交通安全局(NTSA)统计，尽管肯尼亚政府和私营部门共同努力促进公路安全，每年仍有3000名肯尼亚人死于交通事故。