TRAGEDY AS FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS DIES IN A GRISLY ROAD ACCIDENT

It is a sad morning to the Nairobi resident as a family of five were reported dead after a grisly accident in Mombasa-Nairobi highway.

As reported by Peter Maina the coast traffic regional commandant, there was a road crash along mombasa Nairobi highway. The unexpected accident killed total of five people, who were a member of one family.

In a different account of events on Wednesday night, a middle-aged man died after the vehicle he was driving rammed into a lorry on the Southern Bypass in Nairobi.

According to police, the BMW X5 driver crashed into the lorry that was on the fast lane.

The driver’s compartment was captured damaged completely and stuck under the underride guard of the commercial truck.

“We suspect the driver was speeding on the fast lane when he crashed into the rear part of the loaded lorry,” said Lang’ata OCPD Benjamin Mwanthi.

There were also claims that the lorry had stalled on the road.

A section of netizens also claimed that poor lighting on the Southern bypass contributed to the accident.

However, a senior police officer, who spoke to the Standard, said the lighting system on a section of the highway is controlled to ensure aircrafts taking off from the nearby Wilson Airport are not misdirected.

Story courtesy kahawatungu