Police in pursuit of driver who fatally hit two Finnish nationals along Limuru Road, Nairobi

Police are pursuing a driver who fatally hit two Finnish nationals along Limuru Road, Nairobi.

The victims were pedestrians when they were hit by a speeding car on Sunday December 7, 2025, evening, police said.

The victims were identified as Mohamed Osman, 60 and Carfoon Hussain, 58.

The car was moving from Gigiri direction towards Ngara when the driver lost control and veered off the road, hitting the two who were on the pedestrian way, witnesses and police said.

Osman died on the spot while his female colleague was pronounced dead on arrival at the nearby Aga Khan Hospital.

The driver escaped from the scene after the accident, police said.

The bodies were moved to a mosque in South C pending autopsy and burial, police said.

The two were among 18 people killed on Sunday alone, police said.

They included 10 pedestrians, three riders, three pillion passengers, a driver and a passenger.

Police said 30 other people were injured in the incidents reported and included 14 pillion passengers, eight riders, five pedestrians and two passengers.

The injured are nursing wounds in hospitals.

Motorists have been advised to be cautious while using the roads, especially during this festive season.

Police have raised concern over an increasing number of accident-related deaths in the past few days, mostly involving pedestrians.

In another incident, a police rider died after being involved in an accident in Embu Town.

Police said Corporal Simon Njiru, who was attached to the Embu Police Station, was involved in an accident on Sunday and sustained serious head injuries.

He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to the injuries.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

At least 18 people were at the weekend killed in separate road accidents, police said.

Along the Naivasha-Nairobi highway, a pedestrian was knocked and killed in an accident, police said, adding the incident happened in Kiambaa area.

Along Wangari Mathai Road, a pillion passenger was killed in an accident on Sunday evening.

This is after a motorcycle he was riding on was involved in a collision.

Along Thika Highway in the Witethie area, a pedestrian was fatally knocked down as he crossed the road, police said.

Fatal accidents have been on the rise amid efforts to address the trend. Most of the victims are passengers and pedestrians, police say.

The accidents have left many families suffering with bills to pay for those injured. Others have lost their source of living following the accidents.

More than 4,000 people are killed annually in accidents in the country, in a worrying trend.