A family of
four was killed in a road accident while travelling from a dowry event in a
village in Kibwezi, Makueni County.
Among the
killed was the bride-to-be, Jackline Kasau, 42.
She and three others died in a Saturday night road crash while travelling from her dowry payment ceremony in Kitui back to Makueni, where she lives and works.
The St. Mary’s Kinyambu Girls’ Secondary School teacher was with her 10-year-old daughter, her mother-in-law from Kibwezi, and a neighbour when the accident occurred, claiming all their lives.
They were
travelling from Kitui to Kibwezi, police said.
The wedding was scheduled for next Saturday, August 16, the family said.
But that has
been turned to mourning following the accident.
The four were killed in a road accident on the Kibwezi-Kitui road in Makueni County.
Police said one passenger was left in critical condition after being involved in the accident.
Kibwezi base commander Morris Situma said the accident occurred at around 11 pm, killing three on the spot, and two were rushed to the Kibwezi AMREF hospital for treatment.
One more victim, however, succumbed to injuries at the medical facility, as another one, who was the woman’s fiancé, was left nursing injuries and was discharged later.
The five were driving from a dowry ceremony ahead
of a wedding planned for the following Saturday when the accident occurred.
Police suspect the car was speeding and the driver lost control before it rolled.
This was among five accidents reported on Saturday night, police said.
Elsewhere in Sagana, Kirinyaga County, along the Sagana-Makutano road, a female pedestrian aged 88 was killed by a speeding car.
The woman was crossing the road when she was hit and killed on Saturday night, police said.
In Suna, Migori County, along the Kisii-Migori road at Oyani bridge, a rider was killed in a collision with a tricycle.
In Rumuruti, Laikipia County, at Sabini area, two female pedestrians were killed in an accident.
This is after a speeding car hit the two who including a woman and a ten-year-old girl.
Police said the bodies were moved to the mortuaries pending autopsy and investigations.
On Saturday alone, 17 people were killed in
separate accidents.
Police said they are investigating the incidents. Preliminary investigations attributed the same to human error.
