A speeding bus, on Tuesday morning, while traveling from Nairobi, lost control and overturned along the Thika Super-Highway.
The accident, whose cause is yet to be established, is reported to have occurred past Muthaiga, outbound. However, no casualties were reported in the early morning crash.
The accident resulted in slight traffic on the highway. Authorities, however, arrived a the scene and towed the vehicle away.
In an effort to curb accidents caused by careless driving, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) permanently revoked the license of Abdulla Mohamed, the driver of the trailer that claimed lives along Kericho-Nakuru highway on Friday.
The Authority further stated that the revocation was necessitated by the fact that the driver was a danger to all road users and that he should never be allowed to drive on Kenyan roads.
The accident, which occurred on Friday last week, was a head-on collision which took place at the Kapmakaa area in Chepsir at around 6pm.
Witnesses accounts claimed that the tanker veered off from its lane resulting in a head-on collision.
Six people reportedly died on the spot while three others succumbed to injuries while on the way to the hospital.
Following the Thika Road accident commuters on social media spread the word calling out on wreck less drivers:
@Ma3Route Thika road buses always over-speeding from town to Githurai to pick passengers in the morning and overcharge them during rush hours…Muthaiga accident this morning @JBoinnet
— Mwalimu Fred (@Fredengosia) February 19, 2019
07:24 Freak accident along Thika road just after Muthaiga Police station heading out of town. I hope everyone who was there when it happened is okay. Everyone else, expect massive traffic both ways. Stay safe. via @Dollynelly
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) February 19, 2019
07:24 Freak accident along Thika road just after Muthaiga Police station heading out of town. I hope everyone who was there when it happened is okay. Everyone else, expect massive traffic both ways. Stay safe. via @Dollynelly
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) February 19, 2019
