Mandera East OCPD dies in grisly road accident

Mandera, Kenya: Mandera East OCPD Ekai Maruk and his driver on Tuesday evening perished in grisly road carnage about 8 kilometers from Garissa town.

His driver, Abdi Noor, succumbed to his injuries as he was being treated at
the Garissa Referral Hospital. He was among nine casualties rushed to the facilitu.

Mandera County Police Commander Job Boronjo said the OCPD died on arrival at the Kenyatta National hospital, where he had been airlifted alongside his wife and their four-year -old son, who are in a stable condition at the facility.

The nine other passengers including seven police officers sustained varied injuries and are undergoing treatment at the Garissa Referral Hospital. Hospital’s health officials say they are in a stable condition.

According to the county commissioner, the officers attached to Mandera East division were returning to their work station from leave and other official engagements.

The county commander said the accident occurred after the driver's attempts to negotiate a sharp corner failed. The vehicle veered off the road and hit a road side gulley.

"Preliminary reports we are getting from my colleague in Garissa indicate that the vehicle veered off the road before rolling into a road side ditch," he explained on phone.

 

 

Mandera East OCPD dies grisly in road accident

 

ADOW JUBAT

Mandera, Kenya: Mandera East OCPD Ekai Maruk and his driver on Tuesday evening perished in grisly road carnage about 8 kilometers from Garissa town.

His driver, Abdi Noor, succumbed to his injuries as he was being treated at
the Garissa Referral Hospital. He was among nine casualties rushed to the facilitu.

Mandera County Police Commander Job Boronjo said the OCPD died on arrival at the Kenyatta National hospital, where he had been airlifted alongside his wife and their four-year -old son, who are in a stable condition at the facility.

The nine other passengers including seven police officers sustained varied injuries and are undergoing treatment at the Garissa Referral Hospital. Hospital’s health officials say they are in a stable condition.

According to the county commissioner, the officers attached to Mandera East division were returning to their work station from leave and other official engagements.

The county commander said the accident occurred after the driver's attempts to negotiate a sharp corner failed. The vehicle veered off the road and hit a road side gulley.

"Preliminary reports we are getting from my colleague in Garissa indicate that the vehicle veered off the road before rolling into a road side ditch," he explained on phone.