A watchman was killed instantly after a trailer he was sleeping under, ran over him at Longonot trading center, Naivasha.
Police collected the body on Friday morning.
Sammy Kiragu, a resident, said they heard of reports that the guard was drunk when he sought to shelter under the vehicle that killed him.
"He slept there for some time. The driver did not check what was underneath the vehicle and ran over the night guard," he said.
Kiragu added that efforts to alert the driver that the watchman was sleeping under the vehicle fell on deaf ears.
"It is a common phenomenon for guards to sleep in such areas when it is cold. This was just but a very unfortunate incident," he said.
Police said the driver stopped at Mai Mahiu after being alerted that there was an incident involving his truck.
"He recorded a statement and proceeded with his journey," an officer privy to the case but not authorised to speak with the media told The Star on Friday.
