Three people among them minor killed in Naivasha accidents

Two people died in a road accident near Maguna trading centre, along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway on Monday morning.

Two people died in a road accident near Maguna trading centre, along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway on Monday morning.
The two aged 21 and 23 years were crushed to death by a bus near Ushers Inn hotel as they were trying to overtake a fleet of vehicles.
The accident caused a major traffic snarl-up along the busy road as fellow operators protested the deaths of their colleagues who were on their way from Naivasha to Kinungi.
A month ago, three operators riding on one motorcycle were killed by a Nissan matatu while two cousins also died near the same spot after been hit by a personal car.
The accident takes the total number of deaths along the busy highway to 11 since 2019 began.
According to James Kabono from Naivasha Safety Group, the number of accidents involving motorcycle operators was on the rise.
He said that in the latest incident, the two died on the spot after they left their lane and hit the oncoming bus that was heading towards Naivasha town.
“These are two young men who are well known in this area and it is sad that they had to die at such a tender age,” he said.
He noted that the sector was losing at least two operators every month and called for refresher courses to address the rising number of deaths.
“We have recorded four fatal accidents near the scene in the last five months and its time we held a meeting with the operators,” he said.
Kabono blamed drunk-driving, lack of driving licenses and insurance as some of the challenges facing youths working in the sector.
“In some of the accidents, the operators were not licensed to be on the road while the motorcycles were not insured further complicating the situation,” he said.
This came as an eleven-year-old boy was hit and killed by a motorist on the same road near the gates of Naivasha GK prison.
The minor was joining his friends on the other side of the road when the car that as heading to Nakuru from Nairobi hit and killed him on the spot.
Naivasha OCPD Samuel Waweru confirmed the incident adding that all the three bodies had been collected and taken to Naivasha mortuary.
“The wrecks in the two accidents have been towed to Naivasha police station and inquests files opened as part of our investigations,” he said.