2016 Naivasha traffic fireball

The Naivasha traffic fireball occurred on 11 December 2016 when a small truck (allegedly a Canter) carrying explosive chemicals lost control due to an unmarked road bump and exploded on a main highway near Naivasha, Kenya. The explosion caught up 10 other vehicles including a military vehicle and killed 43[1] people and injuring more than 50 people, according to the Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre.[2]

2016 Naivasha Traffic Fireball
Location of Nakuru County in Kenya
Date11 December 2016
LocationNaivasha, Nakuru County, Kenya
Deaths43
Non-fatal injuries50+

Speculations pointed the cause of the explosion to be an oil tanker. This was picked up by both local and international media.[3] It was later proved that the cause was a Mitsubishi Canter with Ugandan registration carrying highly flammable industrial chemical substance.

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