Two people were killed on Tuesday in a nasty accident along the Narok-Mai Mahiu Road.

Five others were injured in the accident that occurred after a head-on collision between a saloon car and a lorry on the busy highway.

The latest fatal accident comes after the department of traffic released a report showing over 1,200 people have died from road accidents in the country since the year began.

A total of 489 pedestrians, 275 passengers, 242 motorcycle operators, 107 pavilion passengers, and 25 cyclists died in the same period.