Driver, Turn Boy Escape As 2 Die In Kenol-Murang'a Road Accident

The deceased were taken to General Kago Morgue while the motor vehicles were towed to Maragua Police Station.

In another accident report, several people escaped death by a whisker following a multiple-car crash along the Nairobi-Naivasha highway involving a Western-bound Climax bus.

The accident involved 5 vehicles; a bus, a 14-seater matatu registered under 2 NK shuttle, a Probox, a Toyota Vitz and another car. The overspeeding Probox was overtaking the Vitz when the multi-accident occurred.

The Probox and the Vitz were heading to Nairobi while the Climax bus and the 2NK matatu were travelling to Naivasha from Nairobi.

On Wednesday, December 28, a pedestrian was killed after a Modern Coast bus plunged into Nyakomisaro River in Kisii County.

Speaking to the media, Nicholas Okeyo, one of the survivors of the accident, revealed that the bus which had 43 passengers on board was travelling from Mombasa to Rongo in Migori County and was parked as passengers alighted the bus.

The peaceful proceedings were suddenly interrupted by a loud bang that sent them into panic as the bus began reversing at high speed.

"We were travelling from Mombasa to Rongo. At the time, the car was parked as passengers were alighting. Then suddenly, we heard a loud bang. I suspect that it was the handbrake that had exploded.

"So, we began going in reverse at high speed. While reaching this area, we collided with a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) that was also parked beside the road. The collision ultimately reduced our speed," he noted.

However, the bus would soon begin rolling backwards faster thus plunging into the river and starting to fill up with water. Okeyo was lucky to stumble upon a passer-by who informed him of the dire situation and help him escape from the bus as well as a majority of passengers.

Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen revealed on Tuesday, December 20 that the number of Kenyans who died in road accidents in 2022, which he said was more than those of COVID-19. According to him, 4,449 people lost their lives in the last year, a three per cent increase from 2021 when there were 4,271 cases.

CS Murkomen continued by breaking down the cases, noting that there were 403 driver fatalities overall, 1,190 motorcycle riders, and 1,595 pedestrians. In the same 2022 time frame, 1,204 passengers died.

Scene of an accident involving multiple vehicles along the Nairobi- Naivasha highway on Thursday, December 29, 2022. /TWITTER