Couple perishes at Sachangwan road accident

By Vincent Mabatuk

A couple on Saturday perished in a road accident at the notorious Sachangwan black spot along the Nakuru- Eldoret road.

The two died on the spot after a trailer that was heading to the same direction as private car lost control crushing the small car.

Confirming the deaths, Rift Valley provincial traffic enforcement officer Mary Omari said the two vehicles were heading towards Nakuru town from Eldoret and were at a sloppy section of the road.

The lorry’s driver and the turn boy who were slightly injured were rushed to Rift Valley General hospital, Nakuru for treatment while the bodies of the deceased were moved to Nakuru municipal mortuary.

The wreckages were towed to Salgaa police station.

On Friday, three accidents were also witnessed along the same highway stretch involving two buses ferrying school children to the ongoing National music festivals in Nakuru town and a private car.

In the first incident, a lorry that was descending the sloppy road at Sachangwan towards Nakuru lost control hitting a small car and a school bus but no casualty was reported.

During the same evening another bus ferrying pupils to Turkana North and South from Nakuru overturned at Eldama Ravine- Eldoret junction. Forty-five pupils from three different schools were injured during the accident.

Following the incidences, Rongai MP Luka Kigen urged drivers, especially those ferrying school children to the festivals, to be more careful when approaching the black spot to avoid unnecessary deaths.