At least 13 people are feared dead after an accident involving a 14-seater PSV and a trailer along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru highway on the morning of Sunday, September 28.
In images obtained by Kenyans.co.ke, the PSV is sprawled on the side of the highway, with the trailer a few yards ahead. The accident took place at the Kariandusi area near Gilgil.
It remains unclear how the accident took place, although preliminary reports suggest that two vehicles were involved in a collision as the PSV was badly mangled on the front side.
The trailer, meanwhile, had part of its body on the road and was lying on its side in a ditch, indicating it lost control before coming to a stop.
Area residents sprang to action moments after the accident, as they attempted to offer first aid to survivors of the accident, which left several items, including vehicle parts, sprawled on the busy road.
The accident led to a considerable traffic build-up up from Kikopey area, as officers tried to clear the wreckage on Sunday afternoon.
Worryingly, the latest accident took place just hours after six people, including occupants of an ambulance, lost their lives along a few kilometres away along the same highway.
On Saturday evening, a patient, her husband, two more relatives, a nurse and the ambulance driver all succumbed in the accident that occurred near Kimende along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.
Witnesses say the ambulance, affiliated with St Mary's Mission Hospital, Elementaita, was speeding, rushing a critically ill patient to the hospital, when it suddenly lost control and crashed.
The aftermath of the accident was a mangled wreck that claimed the lives of everyone on board instantly.
In a separate incident, an accident happened along the same road at Gilgil, triggering a major traffic snarl-up on the busy highway.
Several vehicles, including a truck, were involved in the crash between Kikopey and St Mary’s, although the number of casualties has yet to be confirmed.
According to eyewitness reports, several passengers were feared to have been injured in the incident.
The truck overturned, completely blocking the highway and bringing movement to a standstill, forcing motorists to wait for police response to unlock the gridlock.
