Nakuru: One Dead, Several Injured after Grisly Accident in Kinungi
- A lorry ferrying 40,000 litres of diesel to Malaba, Uganda, was involved in an accident along the Nairobi-Naivasha highway
- The accident, which involved the truck and a private car, resulted in the death of one person and left two others injured
- Eyewitnesses shed light on how the grisly accident happened while calling on the Kenya Kwanza government to expand the busy highway
Faith Chandianya, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and Current Affairs in Kenya
A family has been thrown into mourning after their loved one was involved in a fatal accident in the Kinungi area along the Nairobi-Naivasha highway.
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The man, who was a truck driver, passed away after the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident with a personal car.
Two people in a private car that was hit and crushed by the trailer sustained serious injuries and were rushed to hospitals in Naivasha for treatment.
What caused Nairobi-Naivasha highway accident?
According to a report by TV47, the accident occurred after the lorry, which was transporting 40,000 litres of diesel, experienced brake failure.
"It was around 11, and a truck was involved in an accident. It was ferrying fuel to Malaba, Uganda, when things took a tragic turn. We lost one driver," one eyewitness said.
For some, the accident was seemingly a blessing in disguise, as they rushed towards the scene not to help the victims but rather to fetch the diesel coming from the lorry.
The residents took turns to fetch the diesel one after the other, without considering the danger they were exposing themselves to.
"We are counting a huge loss, as around half of it was spilt. The residents also scrambled to fetch some.
The residents of the area called on the government to expand the highway so as to reduce the number of accidents that happen.
"We would like to ask the government to keep its promise and fix the road to prevent accidents like this in the future," one local said.
CS Davis Chirchir introduces ways to curb accidents
Following the increased number of road accidents in the country, the Transport Cabinet Secretary, Davis Chirchir, who appeared before parliament, announced new strategies that would be used to reduce accidents in the country.
He said that his ministry would introduce places where long-distance drivers would rest in a bid to reduce accidents that are caused by fatigue.
"We have situations where drivers are driving for more hours than would otherwise be the case. We want to employ telematics so that most of the lorries will have an observation system within the driver's cabin," Chirchir said.
"We want to introduce resting places for lorries along the highways because we do appreciate that sometimes that if there is a parking space to park, but if there is no you end up pushing yourself," he added.
Several people die in Kisumu accident
In a previous incident, several people were feared dead in a road accident involving a Royal Liner bus along the Kisumu-Busia Highway at Lela near Maseno.
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Eyewitnesses reported that the bus was struck from behind by a flatbed trailer in a collision that involved a fuel tanker on Monday, August 11.
The bus was headed to Kisumu town when the grisly accident occurred.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
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