Tragedy struck a family in Mikindani, Mombasa County on Tuesday when a lorry crashed into their house, instantly killing a 21-year-old mother.
The rest of the family members, a father and a three-year-old son, were rushed to the Coast Provincial General Hospital for treatment following the fatal accident.
The driver of the lorry that was carrying sand is said to have veered off the road along Aldina-Cabro road as he was trying to reverse thus ramming into the humble home.
Police rushed to the scene where the woman’s body was found lying on the road after the incident.
Traffic along Mombasa Road became unbearable after the incident occurred.
This incident comes after a bus veered off the road at Kinungi blackspot area along the Nakuru – Nairobi Highway killing one and injuring 48 others on Saturday night.
A woman died on the spot, with rescuers taking more than three hours to retrieve her body from the bus belonging to Mbukinya company.
The driver of the 62-seater Nairobi-bound bus veered from his lane towards the right side of the road where the vehicle tipped over and rolled several times into a nearby farm.
"We received 48 patients and we have managed to stabilize a number of them who are due for discharge," highlighted the hospital’s medical superintendent, Dr Angeline Ithondeka.
Among those injured, she disclosed, were 11 children, with 18 others suffering serious injuries, while 10 of the victims sustained fractures.
