According to the police report, a police escort vehicle (Nissan Patrol GKB 839R) driven by Constable Lawrence Kalume was leading the convoy with a blaring siren.
At the Lukenya Bridge, the port says, a Mercedes Actros driven by Joseph Giraranga from Nairobi failed to give way to the convoy colliding head-on with the Zambian Prado.
In the process adds the OB, the Botswanan Prado which was following from behind lost control and collided head on with the same lorry.
In the confusion Toyota ISIS Rammed at the rear of the lorry.
According to an OB entry at Chumvi police Station at the Machakos-Nairobi road junction the accident occurred at about 1700 hrs along Mombasa- Nairobi highway at the Lukenya bridge and diplomatic vehicles registration numbers 110CD1K (Toyota Prado) belonging to Botswana High commission and 54CD8K also a Toyota Prado belonging to Zambia High Commission.
The third vehicle was a lorry (KAW 313C) a Mercedes Actros, the fourth a Toyota Isis (KCM 746)’, and the fifth in the pile-up a Mercedes Actros truck (KCD 933V).
The report names the injured as: Joseph Guttu aged 47 years who is Zambian High Commissioner who sustained fractured right leg and bruises on the left hand; Wasa Kaluwe aged 30yrs of the Zambian High Commission who sustained a fractured right leg.
Also injured was a Brenda aged about 40 years who complained of abdominal pains and chest pains.
Gobapang Duke Lephoko, 48, the Botswanan High Commissioner to Kenya had slight injuries on the left leg above the knee. All were rushed to Machakos Level 5 Hospital.
Both truck drivers and the Isis one escaped unhurt.
The diplomatic vehicles extensively damaged and towed to station to await inspection.
Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua who arrived at the hospital Tuesday 8.30pm said doctors were doing everything possible to stabilize the casualties.