Motorist disobeys police orders, runs over weighbridge office leaving one dead
2 min read
A police officer left dead in a hit-and-run accident by a speeding lorry during an inspection exercise at Brookside weighbridge area in Kieni, Nyeri County
A police officer left dead in a hit-and-run accident by a speeding lorry during an inspection exercise at Brookside weighbridge area in Kieni, Nyeri County.
A weighbridge officer has been confirmed dead while a police officer is nursing serious injuries after being rammed over by a speeding lorry.
The police officer was part of a team deployed to axle load regulations along the Nyeri- Nanyuki Road.
During the operation, they stopped the said lorry but the driver disobeyed the order and failed to stop. They then engaged the driver and tried to stop him at the Brookside area.
However, the driver disobeyed for the second time and rammed over two vehicles that were pursuing him. In the process, he also ran over a weighbridge officer who died on the spot from multiple serious body injuries sustained.
Government breaks silence over KU bus accident as the University suspends learning
Autopsy report reveals what killed NTV journalist Rita Tinina
CS Kuria goes after KWS for defying Ruto order on it national recruitment process
Government announces mandatory retesting of all PSV drivers after KU bus accident
Ruto issues dire consequences over affordable housing projects
“Sergent Ezekiel Rangera Kayongi sustained injuries on his right leg and right hand and was rushed to Mathiari Mission Hospital for treatment,” the police statement read in part.
“The scene was processed and the body of the deceased was moved to Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary pending postmortem,” it added.
Other weighbridge officers who were on the scene escaped unhurt but the vehicles used in the operation were badly damaged following the impact.
In the process, he also ran over a weighbridge officer who died on the spot after sustaining multiple serious body injuries.
Also read,
CS Kindiki makes good his threat with two hecklers arrested for disrupting Ruto event
Martha Karua should be Raila successor in 2027 general elections; NARC Kenya officials
Government changes criteria in allocating affordable houses
Survivor in the ill-fated Kenyatta University bus accident recounts the moment their vehicle crashed
How self-employed Kenyans will contribute to the Affordable Housing Programme
Police officers arrested for defying CS Kindiki order
Follow us
