Narok Morning Accident claims Four

Almost every day, an accident is reported on Kenya’s roads leaving many with questions whether the traffic officers are doing their wok properly or otherwise.

Four people were killed on Sunday morning when the vehicles they were travelling in got involved in a road accident in Narok county.

The accident occurred near Duka Moja along Narok-Bomet road, about five kilometres from Narok town.

Narok County Police Commander Adan Yunis said that three people sustained serious injuries while another three had minor injuries and are receiving treatment at Narok County Referral Hospital.

Sources at the hospital say the patients were in stable condition and have head and limb injuries. He said the accident occurred when the driver of a Nissan matatu hit an oncoming Isuzu trooper before losing control and rolling several times.

“After hitting the vehicle, it rolled several times and four people died instantly,” said Adan.

Eye witness Grace Kerubo suspected the driver of Nissan matatu, which belongs to Super Premium Sacco,might have slept at the time of the accident.

The matatu was heading to Nairobi from Kilgoris town while the other vehicle was from Narok town and going to Ololulunga trading centre before the accident happened. The bodies were taken to the Narok County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem examinations. The vehicle was towed to Narok Police station.

While describing the accident as unfortunate, the police boss urged the road users to observe the traffic rules saying that many lives have been lost through road carnage.

Adan called on road users to develop a culture where respect takes precedence on our roads.  

“As a country, we need to develop a national road culture where those flouting traffic rules are condemned by all of us,” he said.

The accident occurred barely four days after another car was involved in a road accident at  the newly built Narok-Sekenani road near Ngoswuani trading centre, Narok West Sub County, about 30 kilometres from Narok town.

Four people died while three others sustained injuries when the rear tyre burst and the driver of the Toyota Wish lost control.b



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