At least two people lost their lives and seven others sustained injuries following a tragic road accident in the Mabera area, Kuria North, Migori County, on Wednesday, September 17.
The accident occurred after a speeding Toyota Probox lost control and rammed into an oncoming trailer at a bridge along the Isebania-Migori highway.
According to reports, the two vehicles were moving in opposite directions when the Probox veered off its lane and crashed head-on into the trailer.
Emergency response teams were immediately dispatched to the scene, and the injured victims were rushed to various health facilities within Migori County for treatment.
Those who sustained critical injuries were taken to Akidiva Hospital, while the bodies of the deceased were transferred to the facility’s mortuary.
Among the fatalities was the driver of the Probox, who was reportedly ferrying passengers to Isebania at the time of the crash.
Speaking at the scene, residents raised concerns over the safety of the highway, particularly the narrow stretch where the accident occurred.
“If I were to make my appeal to the government, I would ask them to come and look at this road so it can be widened, because it is very small. It’s narrow; when cars pass each other one must stop or slow down. If a vehicle comes at speed, an accident is bound to happen,” Emmanuel Nikira, a local resident, said.
This comes days after three people lost their lives and three others sustained serious injuries after a vehicle transporting miraa collided with a motorbike in Makutano, Mwea, Kirinyaga County.
The accident occurred on Sunday, September 14, in the mid-morning along the Mwea-Embu highway.
Eyewitnesses reported that two cars carrying miraa were traveling at high speed side by side from Ngurubani toward Makutano.
One of the vehicles collided head-on with a motorbike attempting to overtake a tuk-tuk. The motorbike rider and the driver of the car died instantly at the scene.
A pillion passenger on the motorbike, who sustained severe head injuries, later succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment.
Earlier, several people were injured following a grisly road accident at Kijabe Junction along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
The collision, which involved a personal vehicle and a truck, occurred in the afternoon, leaving both vehicles badly mangled at the scene.
Eyewitnesses reported that the crash was a head-on collision, with the smaller car taking the brunt of the impact.
According to photos and videos from the accident scene, area residents and passing motorists rushing to help the victims.
In a desperate rescue effort, some were seen using axes and other tools to cut through the twisted wreckage in order to reach those trapped inside.
