The grisly car racing accident in Tanzania that took the life of 3 and left others with serious injuries continues to make headlines both in Kenya and Tanzania.
The annual car racing event was meant to bring Street-racing enthusiasts together as they celebrated Easter in a way only they know best.
This was not to be as the event turned tragic leading to loss of innocent lives.
Authorities in Tanzania have already launched investigations into the accident and are as a matter of fact set to conclude it within the next few days after which a detailed report will be availed to the public.
Kajiado Police Commander Beatrice Gachago said that they are awaiting a report from their counterparts in Tanzania on what exactly happened.
“We haven’t received information from our colleagues in Tanzania…the accident was far away from the border,” she said.
Kajiado Deputy County Commissioner Charles Wambugu had earlier said one Kenyan and two Tanzanians died during the unofficial racing competition dubbed “The Arusha Drive 3.0” and which had attracted racers from both Kenya and Tanzania.
Arusha Police Commander Jonathan Shanna said the accident occurred after two speeding saloon cars collided and veered off road, ramming spectators.
Many of the dead are believed to have been spectators, even though photos from the event showed several bodies being pulled out of the mangled wreckage. Three people are said to have died on the spot while five others were critically injured.
Among the dead is a nephew to Kirinyanga Woman Representative Purity Ngirici.
Hon. Ngirici took to Twitter to mourn her kin, Robin Njiru— one of the three who died on the spot in an accident that left five others fighting for their lives in hospital— and described him “a sociable bubbly gentleman who, like any other young person, had great dreams for his future”.