Two people were killed and 20 others left nursing injuries after a public service vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident at Ngata along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway.
The accident occurred in the early morning hours of September 9 when two Public Service Vehicles (PSV) collided.
Among the 20 injured were 8 athletes travelling back home after participating in the Nairobi City Marathon on Sunday.
Speaking to the press, one of the injured athletes noted that their vehicle was trying to overtake when the crash happened.
One of the athletes who had just run a 42-km marathon and emerged position 15 confirmed that they had just left a rest stop in Nakuru when the tragedy struck.
However, despite the tragic turn of events, he stated, “I just thank God for protecting us." He further revealed that none of the athletes suffered major injuries, seven of whom were already discharged from Nakuru County Referral Hospital.
The two who died were among passengers travelling in the other vehicle from Nakuru to Ngata.
One of their coaches acknowledged that the athletes were participating in different races saying, “These were the athletes who had actually participated in the Nairobi Marathon. There are those who had competed in the 42kms, 21kms and 10kms. After the completion of the race they decided to go home.”
This accident happened barely a week after 12 people died at yet another blackspot at Nithi bridge in Meru.
Many critics took to social media to call on government compliance to stop these road accidents with others pointing out that President Ruto had promised to employ safety measures along the bridge but had not done so yet.
Ngata has in the past few years claimed several lives slowly becoming another blackspot on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway which also is home to the Salgaa blackspot.
The most recent Ngata crash happened in April 2024 leaving 8 dead after a van collided with a stationary truck.
