One Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) officer was killed on Sunday, August 31, after being involved in a gruesome accident in Haiti.
MSS spokesperson Jack Ombaka, in a statement, said the accident occurred along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Ville road at the Perlerin 9 area.
According to Ombaka, the officers were on a recovery operation involving two MaxxPro vehicles.
During the process, one vehicle was towing the other when it developed mechanical problems, leading to the accident.
“On Sunday, 31 August 2025, at approximately 1700 hours, officers of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) were involved in a tragic road traffic accident along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Ville road at Perlerin 9.
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“The incident occurred during a recovery operation involving two MaxxPro vehicles. While one vehicle was towing the other, it developed mechanical problems leading to the incident,” read part of the statement.
The accident resulted in two deaths: one MSS officer and a Haitian civilian, who were pronounced dead after being rushed to Lambert Santé Hospital in Pétion-Ville.
Eight other MSS officers sustained injuries, with three of them said to be in a critical condition.
Ombaka noted that the three injured officers require medical evacuation to the Dominican Republic for specialized treatment.
“Eight MSS officers sustained injuries, three of the injured are in serious condition and require medical evacuation to the Dominican Republic for specialized treatment after initial care at the Aspen Level 2 Hospital at the LSA 2,” Ombaka stated.
Further, he extended condolences to the families who lost their kin in the Sunday evening accident.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with them, as well as with the injured, as they recover,” Ombaka added.
This is the third fatality MSS has recorded since Kenyan officers were deployed to the Caribbean nation in June 2024.
Between February and March, two Kenyan police officers were reported killed while serving in Haiti.
The first officer, Samuel Tompoi Kaetuai, was fatally shot on February 23 by gangs in the Savien region of Haiti during a shootout.
The second officer, Bénédict Kabiru, was killed on March 25, following a gang ambush in Pont-Sondé, located in the Artibonite region
The accident comes weeks after 3 MSS officers sustained injuries while clashing with gangs in Port-au-Prince.
MSS officers were responding to a distress call from residents in the Kenscoff area reporting an imminent gang attack.
Two armored MSS personnel carriers (APCs) were trapped in trenches deliberately dug by the gangs.
Efforts to recover the two APCs were unsuccessful, and both of them were set on fire by the gangs.
The 3 MSS officers who sustained injuries during the attack were taken to Aspen Level 2 Hospital, where they received treatment before being discharged.
