Five people were injured in a grisly road accident involving a truck and a matatu at Rironi on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
The accident, which occurred in the afternoon hours on Monday, January 13, led to a traffic snarl-up paralysing transport activities.
Paramedics from St John Ambulance were the first responders who stabilised casualties on-site before evacuating them to hospital.
Details of the accident remain unclear but preliminary reports point towards a near head-on collision between the two vehicles.
The aftermath of the Rironi accident that occurred on Monday, January 13 involving a matatu and a truck in the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
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St. John Ambulance
The accident was the second to happen at the infamous Nairobi-Nakuru Highway black spot in just under a month after a fatal December accident involving seven vehicles.
At least six people sustained injuries following multiple car accidents along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru Highway. The accident resulted in the temporary closure of the highway.
The accident occurred in the early hours of the morning of Thursday, December 19, 2024, in the Muguga area in Kiambu County. According to pictures seen by Kenyans.co.ke, at least seven vehicles were involved in the collision.
Witnesses say the accident happened when a stalled vehicle, which was not visible, was rammed from behind. This triggered a chain reaction causing several other vehicles to crash.
Police officers from Kikuyu Police Station confirmed that no deaths were recorded and cleared the road swiftly.
Between January and November 2024, 4,282 people died on the roads, according to data from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
Of this, pedestrians account for 1,637 deaths, followed by motorcyclists at 1,045, passengers at 788, and drivers at 369.
372 pillion passengers and 72 pedal cyclist deaths have been reported as well.
Collage of vehicles involved in an accident along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway on Sunday, January 5, 2024.