4 Killed In Nasty Road Accident In Kirinyaga

Four passengers have been confirmed dead after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a grisly accident on Saturday, March 23 night at the Koroma area along the Ngaru-Gatuto road in Kirinyaga County.

The tragic accident happened after the driver of a 14-seater Public Service Vehicle (PSV)belonging to Kukena Sacco lost control of the vehicle while trying to negotiate a sharp corner.

The matatu veered off the road and rolled several times killing four passengers on the spot while several others sustained injuries.

The survivors were rushed to the Kerugoya County Referral Hospital for medical attention while the bodies of the dead were moved to the same hospital’s morgue awaiting autopsy.

This comes days after Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen introduced new measures to curb road accidents.

In a statement on Tuesday, Murkomen ordered a mandatory retesting of all PSV and heavy commercial vehicle drivers.

“The re-testing of all PSV and Heavy Commercial drivers, that had been postponed after an outcry from the sector, will now be implemented without further delay. All stakeholders are expected to comply and cooperate,” said Murkomen.

 He also ordered the National Police Service and the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA) to put in place measures for the implementation of medical testing of all drivers before the issuance of any new driving licenses and renewal to ensure that only medically fit drivers are licensed to drive.

The Transport CS further directed NTSA to intensify the ongoing nationwide enforcement and impound all unroadworthy vehicles and those not integrated with the intelligent road safety management system for transmission of speed limiter data.