Reports car fell off Nairobi Expressway Saturday night are fake

Moja Expressway Company says the accident didn't take place on the highway.

In Summary
  • In a statement on Sunday, Moja Expressway refuted the claims that a car was involved in an accident and fell off the expressway on Mombasa Road at South C area, at around 2103 hrs on Saturday.
  • "Moja Expressway Company would wish to clarify that the accident in question did not take place on the Nairobi Expressway," it said in a tweet.
A section of the Nairobi Expressway in Nairobi.
A section of the Nairobi Expressway in Nairobi.
Image: Courtsey

Moja Expressway company which runs the 27-kilometre Nairobi Expressway has dismissed as false reports that a vehicle fell off the road on Saturday night.

In a statement on Sunday, the company refuted the claims that a car was involved in an accident and went off the guard wall at South C on Mombasa Road around 9pm on Saturday. 

"Moja Expressway Company would wish to clarify that the accident in question did not take place on the Nairobi Expressway," the firm said in a tweet.

"...neither was the motorist driving within the Nairobi Expressway prior to the accident along Bellevue, on the A8 road."

The Company assured that it prioritises road safety.

"We ensure that all motorists driving along the Nairobi Expressway adhere to the stipulated speed and follow the regulations of the Traffic Act," it added.

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