Four people confirmed dead after a night accident
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At least four passengers confirmed dead and others injured after an accident occurred in the Koroma area along the Ngaru-Gatuto road in Kirinyaga County
At least four passengers confirmed dead and others injured after an accident occurred in the Koroma area along the Ngaru-Gatuto road in Kirinyaga County.
According to reports, the Saturday night accident involving a matatu occurred after the driver lost control which resulted in the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) overturning and the subsequent deaths.
The reports adds that the vehicle was carrying excess passengers which may have contributed to the accident.
Following the night accident, the bodies were taken to the local morgue before an autopsy was conducted.
Meanwhile, those injured were taken to nearby hospitals for emergency medical care. As cases of road accidents rise, motorists and other road users have been urged to be cautious.
The matatu sacco was yet to issue a statement on the accident by the time of publishing this article.
Notably, this accident added to the number of road carnage incidents reported in less than a month.
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This comes days after Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen introduced new measures to curb road accidents.
In a statement on Tuesday, Murkomen ordered a mandatory retesting of all PSV and heavy commercial vehicle drivers.
“The re-testing of all PSV and Heavy Commercial drivers, that had been postponed after an outcry from the sector, will now be implemented without further delay. All stakeholders are expected to comply and cooperate,” said Murkomen.
He also ordered the National Police Service and the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) to put in place measures for the implementation of medical testing of all drivers before the issuance of any new driving licenses and renewal to ensure that only medically fit drivers are licensed to drive.
The Transport CS further directed NTSA to intensify the ongoing nationwide enforcement and impound all unroadworthy vehicles and those not integrated with the intelligent road safety management system for transmission of speed limiter data.
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