Residents rushed to collect petrol after a tanker overturned at Sagana along the Makutano–Sagana–Karatina highway in Kirinyaga County.
The tanker, en route from Nairobi to Karatina, spilled fuel after the accident, prompting people to rush to the scene and scoop up the commodity.
Police intervened as the situation escalated, firing shots into the air to disperse the crowd.
The incident caused a major traffic jam lasting about two hours, with onlookers gathering at a safe distance to watch the chaos unfold.
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