Driver Burnt To Death As Vehicle Collides With Truck Along Major Highway
A driver was on Friday Morning Burnt to death, after his vehicle collided with a trailer near the Kwamajini area along the Matuu-Thika road and burst into flames.
According to a Police report, the incident happened near Sofia Market where The four-wheel drive car hit a lorry from the rear side.
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The police detailed that ccording to driver tried to jump out of the car in vain. He was trapped after the impact of the crash and burnt on the spot.
Firefighters from Matuu responded immediately, extinguishing the flames. His body was moved to Mbaku Funeral Home pending autopsy.
Elsewhere, a driver was killed after a lorry rolled into a ditch along the Keroka-Sotik road.
According to witnesses, A lorry headed for Kericho direction veered off the road and hit a salon car coming from the opposite direction.
The police report also detailed that due to the impact of the accident, the driver sustained serious injuries and was rushed to hospital where he unfortunately died while receiving treatment
The lorry and salon car are currently detained at a local police station while the body of the man was moved to the morgue pending post mortem.
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