Freak Accident as Matatu Driver Runs Over Man After Alighting

A 25-year-old waiter was killed in a freak accident on Friday night after being run over by a matatu had alighted from.

David Wafula, a waiter at Cafe Deli in Nairobi, had alighted from a matatu belonging to Risen Sacco as the last passenger.

A good Samaritan called Wafula's colleague, Vincent Otiato, and informed him of what had happened.

Otiato narrated his friend's last words at Mama Lucy Hospital where he had been rushed by an ambulance.

I am dying. My chest is killing me. I had alighted from a matatu belonging to Risen Sacco and was crossing the road when the vehicle suddenly sped off.

I did not get to see the number plate as it sped off. I was the last passenger to alight,” Wafula Painfully narrated in his last words.

Wafula breathed his last at 2.15am, shortly before he was transferred to Kenyatta National Hospital. An X-ray indicated broken ribs and spinal cord.

Wafula’s girlfriend, Nancy Khaisi, who is seven months pregnant, narrated his last words to her which came immediately after he was hit by the matatu.

I was already asleep when he called saying he was dying. I was confused but he hung up before he could explain,” Nancy narrated.

She further tearfully recalled the morning of the day he died, her boyfriend kept telling her over and over to take care of their child.

He repeatedly asked me to take care of his son that morning. He had also reminded me of our plan to visit his parents next month for introductions,” she stated.

Risen Sacco chairperson Isaac Karanja disassociated his organisation from the accident even as he admitted receiving a call about the incident.

The incident was reported at Kayole Police Station.

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