Two families in Kanjuku village, Gatundu North are yet to come to terms with the sudden death of their two children in a grisly accident on Sunday evening.
Jane Mugure and Francis Muiruri who are Form Three and Form Four students respectively at Kanjuku Secondary School were riding on a motorbike when they were hit by another speeding motorcycle, that pushed them towards a speeding vehicle, along the Mang'u-Flyover road.
Mugure succumbed to the injuries while being rushed to Thika Level 5 Hospital while Muiruri passed on while receiving treatment.
Brian Mburu, another student who was riding the ill-fated motorcycle is lucky to be alive.
He escaped with slight injuries in the accident that claimed the lives of two of his friends.
Mburu told journalists on Monday that he picked the deceased from their home to visit another friend in a nearby village. After the visit, they headed towards Kariminu II dam to enjoy the scenery before heading back home.
However, on reaching Mubao area along the busy road, a speeding car slammed them from behind and sped off.
"I fell unconscious after and upon regaining consciousness I saw my friends lying on the road. Mugure seemed gravely injured but Muiruri was speaking, he was calling out God's name," he said.
Mburu said that the deceased suffered internal injuries since they were not bleeding.
The visibly traumatised student noted that those who responded to the accident didn't act fast to rush the injured to the hospital but instead watched them as they reeled in pain.
"My friends wouldn't have lost their lives if there was a quick response. We stayed at the scene for a very long time before some well-wishers rushed them to hospital," he said.
At Mugure's home, her mother Maritha Wairimu is yet to come to terms with the sudden death of her last-born daughter. She said that the pain is unbearable after her daughter's life and bright future were cut short by the carnage.
Wairimu said that the two children were obedient and well-disciplined and were keen to excel in their academics with high hopes of having a bright future.
"She was my last-born child and I had high hopes for her. She was an obedient child and was focused on her studies hoping to even further it soon. It's so painful to lose her," she said.
Joe Mwaura, Mugure's brother, allged that there were no medics at the local public health centres near the accident to attend to them noting that they had to embark on the long journey to Thika Level 5 hospital.
"We rushed my sister and my nephew to Thika Level 5 but she passed on before reaching there. Their lives would have been saved if the facilities in Gatundu North were operational," Mwaura said.
Stephen Mwangi, the deceased grandfather called on the contractor tarmacking the Thika-Mang'u-Flyover road to erect speed bumps, install culverts and construct matatu stages along the road to reduce carnages.
About two weeks ago, six people died in an accident in the Nyamathumbi area along the road after two matatus crashed in a head-on collision.
