A man on Friday died on the spot after he was knocked down by a mobilisation truck at Machakos show ground.
Machakos County police commander Patrick Lobolia said the unidentified man was crushed to death by the truck during the ongoing South Eastern Kenya National show at the ground in Machakos County.
The matter was reported to Machakos police station as a fatal road traffic accident incident shortly after it happened.
The incident happened on Friday evening.
The truck was being used by a local media house to mobilise its fans in the region during the show when the incident occurred.
"The truck belongs to a media house. The deceased is yet to be identified," Lobolia told the Star by phone on Saturday morning.
The police chief said the deceased's body was moved to a Machakos mortuary awaiting identification and an autopsy.
He said they had launched investigations into the accident.
