Four members from the same family were killed in a freak accident on Monday at Mitangoni in Kilifi County.

According to Kilifi Deputy OCPD Peter Mutuma, the four perished after the motorcycle they were riding on collided with a truck.

The police boss said they were trying to overtake another truck on the Mavueni-Kaloleni road.

"The four people who belong to the same family were travelling to Kilifi when the accident occurred and their bodies were taken to Kilifi sub-county hospital mortuary awaiting post-mortem," he said.