Senior police commander dies in a road accident
Narok Deputy Police Base Commander Calvins Ochieng dies in a road accident after his vehicle collided with a truck
Narok Deputy Police Base Commander Calvins Ochieng dies in a road accident after his vehicle collided with a truck.
According to a report from Mulot Police Station, the accident occurred on Monday, March 25, in the Ratili area along the Narok-Bomet Road.
Police officers who arrived at the scene revealed that the deputy base commander was driving a saloon car when his vehicle collided with a truck.
“Brief circumstances are that the motor vehicle was from Bomet direction heading to Narok general direction. On reaching the scene of the accident, it was in the process of overtaking an unknown lorry and collided head-on with the lorry which was traveling from the opposite direction,” the police report read in part.
“As a result of the impact, both vehicles landed on the right side of the road as one faces Bomet direction.”
Calvins Ochieng sustained serious injuries on both legs and chest and succumbed to the wounds on the spot.
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The police officer’s body was moved to Longisa Referral Hospital where it will be pending an autopsy.
“Efforts are underway to tow the vehicles to Ololulunga Police Station for inspection,” it was reported.
This happened a week after another accident in the region claimed the lives of five people while another 18 people sustained serious injuries.
The accident reported on March 18, occurred after a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) and a tractor collided.
Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has raised the alarm over the rising number of accidents on Kenyan roads.
As a mitigating measure, all drivers have been mandated to take a medical test before getting a driving licence from National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
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