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Businessman kills self in Meru after a driving blunder

Members of the public view the wreckage of businessman Luke Kiumbe Muriithi’s car. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

A businessman died yesterday in a bizarre accident that saw him mistakenly reverse his car, which then threw him out and rolled over him.

Meru County Deputy Police Commander Francis Wahome said the 62-year-old Luke Kiumbe Muriithi had driven into a petrol station in Meru town to check his tyre pressure.

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