Number of accidents in Naivasha and Eldoret at an all time high

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The number of road accidents in the country just these past few weeks is devastating as more and more people continue to lose their lives due to road carnage. The government seems to be doing the most in terms of trying to deal with the menace with the re-introduction of the NTSA Michuki rules and even daytime alcoblow.

However, it all seems to be in vain as there are tragic accidents every other day especially along Kenyan highways. Do you think the buck stops with Kenyan drivers?

Today, twelve people died and three others injured after the driver of a fuel tanker lost control and rammed into a matatu on Friday afternoon on the Eldoret-Webuye highway.

 

12 dead after fuel tanker rams matatu in Kakamega

 

According to Western region traffic commandant Saitera Mwita who confirmed the incident, the tanker’s brakes failed causing it to lose control and ram into a Nissan matatu which was picking passengers at the Kaburengu market in Kakamega.

The matatu was travelling from Webuye headed to Eldoret while the tanker was from Eldoret enroute to Malaba.

The injured, a mother, her child and a man were rushed to hospital.

 

 

Just yesterday, yet another person was killed and 7 others injured after an accident involving a bus and a tanker on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway.

According Nakuru OCPD Samuel Obara, the bus was coming from Eldoret to Nairobi while the tanker was headed in the opposite direction when the two vehicles collided head on at Ngata area causing a huge traffic snarl up.

 

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On December 9, two people died and 13 others were injured after a matatu collided with a lorry at the Mau Summit area on the same road. Prior to that, another three people were killed following an accident at Poa Place, few meters form Eldoret town when a 14-seater matatu heading to Eldoret from Nairobi collided with a lorry.

It looks like there seems to be a common thread between tankers, lorries and matatus especially in Naivasha and Eldoret town.

 

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