At least four people died on Monday, November 4, night in a grisly road accident along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway involving two trucks. Two other vehicles were affected by the collision.
The tragic accident that took place along Migaa near Sachangwan involved a truck carrying firewood toward Nakuru colliding with a canter ferrying tomatoes toward Eldoret. It is alleged the canter heading to Eldoret lost control and rammed into the incoming vehicle.
Reportedly, the incident took place at 11pm when a truck carrying firewood rammed into an oncoming canter that was ferrying a truckload of tomatoes.
Confirming the incident, Migaa area chief Zachary Monari said three of the deceased were aboard the truck ferrying firewood while the fourth one was in the other truck. A boda boda rider was also affected.
Two person who sustained injuries were rushed to the nearby Coptic Hospital in Salgaa for specialized medication. The bodies of the victims were taken to a local mortuary awaiting a postmortem by the government pathologist.
Authorities have launched a probe into the accident to determine any further details surrounding the tragic event. The accident comes barely three days after another accident occurred at Salgaa in Migaa around twin bridge where several people were injured after a lorry ferrying timber lost its brakes and hit a matatu.
According to the latest statistics from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), by April this year, road accidents across Kenya had claimed at least 1,189 lives.
The figure which covers road crashes from January 1 to April 1, represented a rise of 60 deaths compared to the 1,129 fatalities recorded during the same period in 2023.
In total since the beginning of the year, 7,198 Kenyans have been involved in road accidents, marking an increase of 1,908 compared to the previous year. Among those affected, 3,316 sustained serious injuries, while 2,693 suffered minor injuries.
In 2023, over 4,300 people were killed in road accidents, with the remaining 22,885 individuals involved in accidents enduring life-changing injuries.
The NTSA estimates that 3,000 people die in road accidents every year, with many of the accidents occurring on weekends, during festivities and public holidays.
