Who will deliver Kenyans from road carnage?

An Administration police among four people killed in a horrific road accident along Amukura-Machakus road in Teso South.

Busia County Police Commander Reuben Wambua Katithi confirmed that the water boozer developed mechanical problems thereby losing control and knocking dead the police officer and his motorcyclist.

According to Mr Katithi, the lorry lost control after developing some mechanical problem making hard it for the driver to control it. It then veered of the road and killed the four on the spot.

The police and his motorcyclist were knocked dead while they were attempting to get off the road after they noticed the instability of lorry.

The other person who died on the spot was the driver of the ill feted water lorry.

Mr Katithi also stated that one of the two survivors who escaped with minor injuries fled from the accident scene and is being hunted by the police.

The police are now planning to move the separated sections of the lorry from the scene to a nearby station.

Road accidents have been in a high rise, by August 13, some 1,859 people had died in road crashes. Last year, 1,760 people were killed, according to National Transport and Safety Authority statistics.

Pedestrians remain the most vulnerable, accounting for 709 recorded deaths this year. In the same period, 420 passengers have been killed, as well as 340 motorcyclists, 190 drivers and 164 motorcycle passengers.

Residents look at the wreckage of a bus that crashed, near Fort Ternan along the Londiani-Muhoroni road in Kericho county, Kenya October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

An NTSA survey dated August 13, 2018 also indicates that 36 pedal cyclists were also killed during the period. The data indicates that 99 more people (5.6 per cent) had died by last week compared to total fatalities last year. Know if news is factual and true. Text ‘NEWS’ to 22840 and always receive verified news updates.

The data shows there was a 6.8 per cent increase in the number of pedestrians killed – from 664 in 2017 to 709 – as well as a 15 per cent increment for motorcyclists and 18 per cent for pillion passengers. Comparisons for August 2017 and 2018 show that 228 fatalities have been recorded this month alone as opposed to 122 in the same month last year. Seriously injured ALSO READ: Five family members killed in tragic road accident The number of those seriously injured has risen by 9.1 per cent (229) this year to stand at 2,741, from 2,512 in 2017.

The number of slightly injured persons rose by 14.1 per cent (419) from 2,917 in 2017 to 3,389 as at last week. This means the number of persons involved in accidents – from fatalities, seriously injured to slightly injured – rose by 10.1 per cent (747), up from 7,242 in 2017 to 7,989.

 

 

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