Truck Driver Still Missing After 11 Killed In Ngata Accident on Nakuru-Eldoret Highway
Initial reports revealed that the accident happened at 4 a.m. involving an 11-seater shuttle and the truck in the Ngata area at the Salgaa stretch.
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The driver of a truck which was involved in a Monday morning, November 6 accident on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway killing 11 people is still missing.
Initial reports revealed that the accident happened at 4 a.m. involving an 11-seater shuttle and the truck in the Ngata area at the Salgaa stretch.
Confirming the incident, Nakuru County Commander Samuel Ndanyi revealed that the accident occurred after the matatu collided with the lorry. He initially revealed that eight people died on the spot.
Nakuru Referral Hospital medical superintendent Dr James Waweru revealed that two people died on arrival at the facility while one other died while at the facility.
Screengrab of an accident scene at Ngata Area in Eldoret-Nakuru Highway on November 6, 2023. /X
Several people were also injured in the accident, with casualties rushed to the hospital for advanced treatment.
The matatu was heading towards the Nakuru direction and the truck was heading towards the Eldoret direction before the two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision.
The Salgaa stretch in the Ngata area is a notorious blackspot with many accidents reported in the area.
Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen earlier announced measures to upgrade the stretch to cut down on the number of accidents, which mostly involve lorries and public service vehicles.
Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) started the construction of a concrete barrier four kilometres long in June following Murkomen's directive.
The barrier stretches from Ngata Gate to Ngata Road over the rail bridge and is part of long-term plans to dual the whole road.
Accident Statistics By NTSA
Statistics at the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) released in June 2023 revealed that 2,124 people died in road accidents from January to 25 June 2023, which is a decrease of 137 compared to last year’s record over the same period where 2,261 people were recorded to have perished in a similar period in 2022.
A breakdown of the fatalities indicated that more pedestrians were victims of road accidents with 729 recorded fatalities in 2023 followed by motor cyclists at 561.
“Motorcyclists followed with 561 deaths, 403 passengers, 196 pillion passengers, 189 drivers and 46 pedal cyclists have died since the year started,” stated NTSA's report.
On Monday, October 9, President William Ruto's Cabinet approved the establishment of the Kenya Transport Accident Investigation Bureau (KTAIB) in a bid to get to the bottom of transport accidents across the country.
