Deadly Embu chase: Suspected M-Pesa robber crashes into motorcycle, kills woman

One person has died following an incident at Issako area in Gatunduri along the Embu-Meru Highway, where residents reportedly confronted a suspected M-Pesa robbery suspect who was attempting to flee from the scene.

The suspect is said to have been part of a group that had allegedly robbed an M-Pesa shop before escaping in a Probox vehicle.

According to Ngandori South Location Senior Chief Lincoln Muthee, the suspect managed to evade his pursuers and reached Gakwegori, where he made a U-turn and headed towards Runyenjes.

Muthee said a group of boda boda riders who were pursuing the vehicle later caught up with the suspect at Issako and attempted to barricade the road.

In the ensuing confrontation, the Probox reportedly hit a woman who was riding on a motorcycle, killing her on the spot. The boda boda rider sustained injuries and was rushed to hospital for treatment.

The incident angered residents, who descended on the vehicle, overturned it and set it ablaze.

The suspect reportedly escaped on foot before security officers arrived at the scene.

Chief Muthee has appealed to residents to refrain from taking the law into their own hands, urging them to hand over suspected criminals to the police for lawful action.

Police have launched investigations into the incident, while efforts to establish the identity and whereabouts of the suspect are ongoing.