The Chinese embassy in Kenya confirms three Chinese people on a business trip and their local driver have been killed and three others were injured in a traffic accident in western Kenya on Sunday.

A Chinese Passenger injured in a traffic accident in Kenya receives medical treatment in a local hospital in Nairobi on Sunday, September 30, 2007. [Photo: Xinhua]

An official with the Chinese Embassy in Kenya visits a Chinese passenger injured in a traffic accident at a local hospital in Nairobi on Sunday, September 30, 2007. [Photo: Xinhua]

One of the Chinese passengers and the driver were killed on the spot.  The two others died on their way to hospital.

The injured travelers, one of whom was critically wounded, are now reported to be out of danger after receiving treatment at a local hospital.

The Xinhua News Agency reports the accident happened at around 9:30am local time in Rift Valley Province, about 130 kilometers from the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The accident was a rear-end collision involving a microbus of the business delegation and a truck parked on the roadside.

Officials with the Chinese embassy in Kenya have asked the local police to launch an investigation into the accident and requested the Kenyan side to assist in caring for the injured and dealing with the aftermath.

(Xinhua News Agency October 1, 2007)