Two people killed in accident on Nairobi-Mombasa highway
The lorry's driver lost control of the vehicle while attempting to navigate a sharp turn. PHOTO/COURTESY: Citizen Digital
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Two people lost their lives on Saturday
following a road accident involving a lorry at Green Park area on the Nairobi-Mombasa
highway.
Confirming the incident, Athi River North police boss Anderson Muriithi Mbae told Citizen Digital that the lorry's driver lost control of the vehicle while attempting to navigate a sharp turn on the route, subsequently hitting a roadside bolder head-on.
Two of the lorry's occupants died on the spot
while the driver sustained serious head injuries. He is currently recuperating
at Shalom Community Hospital in Athi River.
The deceased's bodies have been moved to the
health facility's morgue for storage pending identification while the lorry's
wreckage has been towed to Mavoko Police Station.
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