Scores Injured In Freak Accident Near KVM, Thika.
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| The wreckage of the two vehicles that were involved in a head-on collision near KVM on Monday evening. Scores of passengers were injured in the accident. |
A police officer who declined to be named since he is not
allowed to talk to the media said that 17 people, majority of them being passengers
in a 2TS matatu, were rushed to various
hospitals and treated for minor injuries after their matatu was involved in a
head-on collision with a Mitsubishi canter
belonging to Mini Bakeries, the
makers of supa loaf bread.
The accident, which occurred at around
3pm, is said to have occurred when the truck slammed into the matatu that was heading
towards Makongeni from Thika Town.
According to an eyewitness, the
truck was being driven at high speed and attempting to overtake several
vehicles and in the process, crashed into the oncoming matatu whose driver tried
to sway off the road after realising the looming danger.
“The driver of the canter is to
blame. He attempted to overtake carelessly without confirming the condition of
the road. In fact, the matatu driver tried so hard to avoid the collision but
he was too late,” said the eyewitness.
The accident scene was chaotic as
good Samaritans attempted to remove people who had been trapped in the matatu
and rush them to hospital.
“The front side of the matatu was
completely crumpled and the rescuers were extracting those passengers sitting
at the front seats from the metal of the
wreckage,” said our witness.
Thika police were on the scene shortly and immediately helped to take the injured to hospitals and
clear the road of the wreckage.
They said that they were still
investigating further to ascertain the real course of the accident. Both drivers
were injured in the accident and police will allow them time to recover before
they can be called upon to record their statements.
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