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Accidents of the week: Minor dies in Nakuru as driver-police confrontation turns fatal

The Star compiled most grisly road accidents that occurred this week.

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by LINDWE DANFLOW

News14 July 2023 - 11:24
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In Summary


  • 10-year-old killed in Ngata area accident 
  • Driver police confrontation causes accident.  
The truck that was involved in a road accident at Ngata bridge on Sunday night and caught fire.

10-year-old killed in Ngata area accident 

Residents of Ngata area in Nakuru decried the unabated road accidents in the area after a 10-year-old was killed in an accident Sunday night.

The residents protested after a truck ferrying maize from Uganda hit two matatus and a Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) lorry before bursting into flames at about 9.30 pm on July 9.

A resident, Titus Kogei, said the accident could have caused massive fatalities were it not for the brave driver who avoided a head-on collision with a matatu by steering the truck off the road.

A matatu that got into an accident following confrontation between the driver and police along the Kakamega-Mumias road on July 14, 2023.
A matatu that got into an accident following confrontation between the driver and police along the Kakamega-Mumias road on July 14, 2023.

Driver police confrontation turns fatal 

A fatal accident involving a matatu occurred on Friday in Ejinja area along the Kakamega- Mumias road. 

Witnesses said the accident occurred following a confrontation between the driver of the matatu and a traffic police officer who was seated at the co-driver seat. 

A motorcycle that was involved in an accident with a Toyota van along the Moi drive in Umoja Phase 1 in Nairobi on July 12, 2023.

Motorcycle and Toyota van accident  in Umoja Phase 1 

A motorcycle rider got into an accident with a Toyota van in front of Eastbite Supermarket along the Moi drive in Umoja Phase 1. 

The accident that took place on Wednesday caused a traffic snarl up along the route. 

 

A motorcycle that was involved in an accident with a Toyota van along the Moi drive in Umoja Phase 1 in Nairobi on July 12, 2023.
A crowd gathered where a motorcycle was involved in an accident with a Toyota van along the Moi drive in Umoja Phase 1 in Nairobi on July 12, 2023.

Matatu overturns along Thika road

A matatu overturned along Thika Road on Wednesday between Safari Park Hotel footbridge and Roysambu. 

Though no causalities were reported, the accident caused a lot of traffic jam along the route. 

 

The matatu that overturned along Thika Road on July 12, 2023. 
Traffic jam following an accident along Thika Road on July 12, 2023. 
The matatu that overturned along Thika Road on July 12, 2023. 
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