John Mbadi Speaks After Surviving Road Accident
Mbadi stated on Tuesday, July 19 that he was returning home from campaign duties when...
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ODM Chairman and Suba South Member of Parliament John Mbadi was grateful to have survived a grisly road accident that occurred on Monday, July 18.
Mbadi stated on Tuesday, July 19 that he was returning home from campaign duties when his personal vehicle was involved in the accident.
He added that the occupants of his vehicle also escaped unharmed in response to those who had expressed worry about him.
ODM chairman John Mbadi. /FILE
"Thanks, everyone for your concerns over the accident. While it was grisly, I'm happy to report that I and my crew left the scene unhurt and we thank God almighty.
"We are comforted by the prayers of the psalmist that, 'Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me," he wrote.
According to photos shared by Viral Tea, the car's front left chassis was badly damaged in the crash and the dents extended to the co-driver's door and the left-hand door of the passenger seat.
The car's front-left tyre was deflated and the side mirror missing. Mbadi did not disclose what led to the accident.
"God is great and this is a testimony of His presence with you. We still need you especially as we look forward to Baba's leadership," wrote Everlyne Koech, who was one of Mbadi's followers who took to social media to express their concern.
On Friday, July 15, a trailer crashed into a tour van in an accident that occurred along the Mackinnon-Miasenye section of Mombasa road.
On the same day, six people were killed and eight others injured after a gas cylinder exploded in a matatu they were travelling in following a road accident along the Thika-Garissa highway.
The accident involved a head-on collision between a matatu and a car at the Kwa Majini bridge in Yatta, Machakos County.
An image of Suba South MP John Mbadi's vehicle which was involved in an accident on Monday, July 18, 2022. /JOHN MBADI.FACEBOOK
Worrying statistics by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) indicate that 1,912 people have died in road accidents since January 1, 2022, which is a nine per cent increase from 1,754 in 2021.
Pedestrians accounted for the highest number of fatalities. 682 pedestrians were killed in accidents as compared to 573 who lost their lives in the same period last year.
