Two killed in accident Embu Town

Embu, 

Saturday, September 23, 2023

 KNA by Samuel Waititu

Two people died Saturday in Embu Town after a 14-seater matatu lost control and hit pedestrians near Embu Level Five Hospital.

All the occupants of the Nairobi bound matatu belonging to Neno Sacco also sustained injuries and were rushed to hospital, when it finally crashed into two packed saloon cars and overturned near KCB bank.

The freak accident occurred at around 1 pm, when the ill-fated matatu is said to have lost its brakes, before killing the two male pedestrians.

An eye witness, Ann Murugi said she was on a motorbike alongside her friend, when the matatu that was behind them pushed them off the road.

A shocked Murugi said they were able to pick themselves up and sped ahead of the matatu to alert other road users of the impending danger.

She said the two victims were hit outside Embu Level Five Hospital as they were crossing the road, while a third one was knocked down near Huduma Center Offices in Embu Town.

The matatu is also said to have knocked down several boda boda operators, before crash-landing on the packed vehicles.

Another witness, Joshua Njeru, called on the government to do thorough and vigorous inspections of all vehicles to ensure they are compliant with traffic rules to avert unnecessary loss of lives occasioned by speeding or faulty vehicles on the roads.

“It is unfortunate that innocent people have lost their lives in a bizarre manner and I beseech enforcement officers to be firm on the roads to curb such incidents,” he said.

Courtesy; KNA