Three Killed in Emali Accident.

3 people died on the spot at Sara area along Emali-Loitoktok highway last evening in a tragic road accident.

The accident involved a probox vehicle and a mini-bus operated by desert runner transport company that collided with the probox head on killing the three instantly.

The heavy rains and flooding hampered rescue efforts after the accident making it difficult for good samaritans to access the wreckage on time.

Area police have cautioned drivers to drive carefully in the area owing to the risk caused by heavy rains resulting in flash floods.

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Source: Citizen News

Kenya's Most Dangerous Roads for Pedestrians.

The road safety agency has mapped five major roads where pedestrian deaths are common.

These are Nairobi’s North Airport Road, Mombasa Road, Thika Road, Waiyaki Way and the Eastern Bypass.

“The major cause of these accidents is speed and inadequate pedestrian facilities,” said Mr Meja, urging private companies to support the agency to reverse the road accidents trend.

Speaking at the launch of road safety report, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore challenged both individuals and organisations to work together in ensuring road safety.

He said his company had hired traffic
marshals and installed barriers and a bus stop on Waiyaki Way to curb road accidents.

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Source: Nairobi News.

Pedestrians Who Survive Road Accidents May be Charged with Attempted Suicide.

Pedestrians who survive road accidents risk being charged with attempted suicide.

Speaking in Nairobi during the release of data on road safety, Traffic Police Commandant Charlton Murithi said it is necessary to put in place stiffer penalties to address road carnage.

This comes in the wake of revelations by the National Transport and Safety Authority that the number of people killed in road accidents this year has increased compared with last year.

Between January and April this year, 804 people were killed in road accidents compared to 734 people during the same period in 2014, said head of the safety authority Francis
Meja.

He said 344 of those killed were pedestrians who could have survived had they followed traffic rules.

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Source: Nairobi news

Church Vehicle Kills Two Students in Moyale Accident.

Two high school students died Sunday while 10 people were seriously injured after an Aglican Church of Kenya vehicle they were travelling from a wedding party in overturned at Huka Adhi on the Marsabit-Moyale road.

One of the passengers died on arrival at the hospital while the second victim, who had multiple injuries, died at Merille while being rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) for specialised treatment.

Marsabit County Hospital superintendent Dr John Mwanzia said six
survivors of the accident were admitted to the hospital with minor
fractures and tissue injuries but were in stable condition.

Source: Daily Nation

Taita-Taveta County Minister for Transport dies in a Road Accident.

A sombre mood engulfed Taita Taveta county following the death of Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure Executive Engineer Joseph Mbogho in a grisly road accident on Friday night.

Police said Mbogho died on the spot in the 10am accident involving his personal vehicle and a canter lorry,  which collided in Mariwenyi along the Voi-Mwatate road killing him instantly and seriously injuring two others among them the canter's driver.

Source: Standard Media

Nyeri Road Accident Leaves Driver Dead and Three Injured.

A lorry driver died on Wednesday in a road accident that occurred near Wambugu farm along the Nyeri-Karatina road.

Three other people among them a lecturer at Kagumo Teachers College and two passengers were injured in the afternoon accident that involved the lorry, a private car, a matatu, and two donkeys that were pulling cart.

According to a witness, the lorry which was headed to Karatina from Nyeri Town lost control, hitting the two other vehicles and then the two donkeys.

Nyeri traffic police commander Mr Reuben Bett confirmed that the driver of the lorry died while three others sustained injuriesand were admitted to the Nyeri County Referral Hospital.

Source: Nation Media

Range Rover Injures Five in Westlands Accident.

Five people are fighting for their lives in various Nairobi hospitals after a vehicle veered off the road and hit them in Westlands on Saturday evening.

According to witnesses, the vehicle, A Range Rover lost control and veered off the road around the Sankara hotel in Westlands injuring pedestrians on the sidewalk,

The vehicle’s driver, who is held in custody at Parklands police station, said that the vehicle developed mechanical problem shortly before the accident.

“It started moving very fast and the brakes failed. I lost control and hit the pedestrians and three other cars that were parked along the road,” he said yesterday

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Kenya Mpya Bus accident along Thika Superhighway.

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