One dead, scores injured in grisly road accident

The wreckage of Kenya Prisons bus that was involved in a grisly road accident at the notorious Mamboleo Junction black spot near Coptic church in Kisumu county. (Photo: Collins Oduor/Standard)

One person died and scores injured seriously in a grisly road accident at Mamboleo black spot last evening.

Nyanza Regional Traffic Police Commandant Andrew Naibei said the driver of a bus lost control and crashed into an electric pole at the notorious spot near the Coptic Church.

The spot is considered deadly because of the ongoing construction of the Kisumu-Kakamega Highway.

Mr Charles Akatch, a resident, attributed the road carnage to the ongoing construction and blamed contractors for placing objects on the road, which he claims distract drivers.

"The Government must do something about this black spot. We can't continue to lose lives because of an ongoing construction," he said.