Tragedy as Another Fatal Crash Occurs Along Nakuru-Eldoret Highway, Driver Feared Dead
- A crash on the Eldoret–Nakuru Highway in the Equator area caused a major traffic snarl-up and prompted safety warnings
- Video footage showed residents gathered around the wreckage as rescuers attempted to reach individuals trapped inside the damaged vehicle
- The accident added to public concern over the recent surge in deadly road crashes across Kenya in the past week
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Nancy Odindo, a TUKO.co.ke journalist, has over four years of experience covering Kenyan politics, news, and features for digital and print media.
Kenyans are once again in mourning after a tragic crash on the Eldoret–Nakuru Highway on Saturday, August 9, in the Timboroa area.
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The accident caused a major traffic snarl-up, with authorities urging motorists to plan their journeys carefully and adhere to traffic regulations to prevent further incidents.
What happened after the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway?
A video shared online showed residents milling around the wreckage as others attempted to rescue individuals believed to be trapped inside.
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In the footage, a shocked bystander was heard asking whether there were fatalities, to which another person responded that one individual who was feared dead was still inside the vehicle.
Reports suggested the victim was the driver of the ill-fated truck, though details on whether the body had been recovered were yet to be confirmed by authorities.
The incident added to growing public concern over the recent surge in road accidents across the country, which have claimed multiple lives in the past few days.
What did Kenyans recommend after the Eldoret-Nakuru accident?
Fred Maritim
Road accidents often result from drivers’ ignorance and recklessness. Let’s not ignore this reality by shifting blame to the authorities or masking human faults with spiritual imaginations. Safety begins with you and me."
Peter Ojuok
"No road discipline in Kenya, I witnessed that yesterday along Awasi Road in Kisumu, how can you overtake several vehicles yet three trailers are approaching, no!"
Uniq Una
"Night travels... day travels all the same... Kenyans, we need to be vigilant nd careful. Speed is our enemy... infrastructure isn't helping either... No politician can help even that CS ambaye mnamtaja... when you hit that pedal, be mindful of others.
Milly Chem Kipkut
"Hizi trailers watafutiwe barabara zao."
Joseph Oluchiri
"People should pray seriously, wakisafiri wengi wetu hawamweki Mungu mbele ndio majaribu yanatupata."
Veris Robert
"But some drivers pia ni reckless. Yaani mtu anaendesha gari ni kama amebeba gunia za viazi."
Kisumu family loses 13 relatives in Coptic Roundabout accident
Elsewhere, a family in Kisumu was thrown into mourning after 26 relatives died in a tragic accident at the Coptic Roundabout in Kisumu.
Thirteen of the deceased were closely related, as another 26 remained hospitalised following the horrifying tragedy.
A woman, Florence Akoth, bitterly lamented following the loss of all her close relatives who were returning from the burial of their kin in Nyahera.
Kisumu governor Anyang' Nyong'o urged the government to consider redesigning the structure of the road, which had become a blackspot for a long time.
Meanwhile, despite the rising number of road accidents, Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir is yet to address incidents that have claimed nearly 50 lives this August.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
