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Two people were killed in a tragic accident on Saturday morning involving a miraa-laden pick-up van along the Kitui-Kibwezi Road at Kwa Toma area.
Kyambati King’ondu, the senior chief of Kyatune in Ikanga Division, Kitui South Subcounty, was informed of the incident at 7 am.
“I rushed to the scene and found that a miraa pick-up had hit two people, who were already dead,” Chief King’ondu explained.
The victims were identified as a bodaboda rider and a pedestrian walking along the road.
The accident occurred when the speeding pick-up collided with the rider, causing the vehicle to swerve off the road and hit the pedestrian on the sidewalk. The vehicle came to a stop several meters off the road, spilling part of its miraa cargo.
Traffic police later arrived to investigate and transported the bodies to the morgue.
Chief King’ondu urged road users, including motorists and pedestrians, to be cautious to prevent the rising number of accidents along the road. “People walking or conducting business near roads should stay alert, as vehicles can lose control unexpectedly,” he advised.
In a separate incident, two people were killed in a horrific crash along the Machakos-Kitui road at Kaseve in Machakos County. Machakos County police commander Patrick Lobolia confirmed that the victims were the driver and passenger of a Probox vehicle.
Lobolia also reported that 14 others, passengers of a 14-seater matatu, were injured and rushed to Machakos Level 5 Hospital for treatment. The incident, which occurred on Friday evening, was described as a fatal traffic accident. According to Lobolia, the two vehicles—a Probox and a 14-seater matatu—collided head-on along the Machakos-Kitui road at Kaseve, within Machakos Subcounty.
