ODM leader Raila Odinga has asked
drivers to exercise extreme caution on the roads hours after nine people were killed in Emali.
"Our weather has become very unpredictable. I urge drivers to exercise extreme caution and patience on the road to save lives," Raila said via Twitter on Wednesday.
Raila who is in India added "My very sincere condolences to families who lost loved ones in the Emali accident this morning. Quick recovery to the injured."
Twenty others were injured in the road accident near along the Mombasa - Nairobi highway.
The 3 am
accident occurred after the bus
collided with a lorry at
Civicon area before
bursting into flames.
According to NTSA statistics, 1,459
pedestrians have died as from January 1 to June 26th
compared to 1,432
same period last year.
In April, a total of 891
people between January 1 and April 18 compared to 897
same period last year.
Pedestrians contributed the highest number of fatalities at 339 according to the
survey.
The survey suggests 186 motorcyclists perished in the same period, up from
164 recorded in 2017.
PSV passengers came third in the number of fatalities at 176 since January and
pillion passengers
at
84.
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