A motorist driving a Toyota Harrier on Tuesday morning escaped unhurt after his car hit an oncoming vehicle and burst into flames near Kinungi area in Nairobi.
Passersby and other motorists stared helplessly at the vehicle burning on the roadside next to the other wreckage whose occupants were unhurt in the incident.
In a video of captured from the scene, the Toyota Harrier appears to have collided head-on with a military vehicle speeding towards Kinungi.
10:50 near kinungi happening now car burning 🔥 @ntsa_kenya pic.twitter.com/TOzs3dzQji via @bryaux
Last week, a bus burst into flames on Wednesday, October 31 in the morning hours with 47 passengers on board along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
According to reports, the commuters managed to escape unhurt after the incident that occurred at Ivingoni area.
A few weeks earlier, another incident involving a Tahmed bus was reported. The bus had left Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and burnt down allegedly due to friction between tyres.
It was reported that a passenger requested the driver to stop at Komkonga to uproot some medicinal herbs when he (the passenger) noticed fire on one of the tyres.
The passenger then alerted fellow travellers who quickly alighted from the bus.
Similarly, in September, a matatu ferrying passengers along Juja Road, Nairobi, also burst into flames.
The passengers were lucky to escape unhurt. Driver and owner of the 14-seater, Mr James Muigai reports having heard a blast from the engine before the car lit up.
School van on fire along Mbagathi Way close to the KDF barracks. Approach with caution. More updates to follow on #DayBreak @citizentvkenya pic.twitter.com/CQn8zNXAxu
