Dashcam footage obtained by Kenyans.co.ke on Saturday, February 1, revealed the last moments before a speeding Probox ferrying muguka had a head-on collision with a lorry in a tragic road accident at Njuri area along the busy Embu-Meru highway.
The fatal accident, which occurred on Wednesday, January 29, resulted in two people dying on the spot. One passenger survived and was quickly rushed to the Chuka Level 5 Hospital to receive urgent treatment.
The footage showed the lorry cruising down a descent on the highway before tragedy struck. After negotiating a turn, the Probox can be seen in view approaching at high speed. While about to negotiate the turn, the Probox driver seemingly loses control and rams into the truck.
A boda boda rider in close vicinity to the truck escapes death by a whisker as the truck inadvertently prevents the car ferrying Muguka from ramming into his motorcycle.
The footage showed no surrounding vehicles at the scene at the time of the accident, which occurred in the afternoon hours.
The aftermath of the crash resulted in the Probox being left in a mangled wreck while the truck sustained damage to its front bumper.
Moments after the accident occurred, first responders rushed to the scene as efforts to retrieve the bodies from the wreck took place.
In later images obtained by Kenyans.co.ke, traffic police from Chuka were seen on the scene aiming to manage the situation as a crowd milled around the site of the crash.
The accident came over a week after a speeding pickup ferrying Miraa plowed through two unsuspecting pedestrians along the Kitui-Kibwezi Road in Kitui County.
The accident that occurred on Saturday, January 18, at Kwa Toma, near Kyatune Market, saw two people, a pastor and a businessperson, who were on the roadside die on the spot.
According to eyewitnesses who saw the accident, the driver of the Miraa pickup lost control before ramming into the pedestrians.
Despite being famed for their expertise and skill at driving cars ferrying Miraa and Muguka at high speeds, accidents involving this section of motorists still happen with deadly consequences.
This is despite the government setting out tough measures in 2021 where drivers would be provided with safety stickers and would be required to maintain a speed of less than 100kph.
