Three people killed, 6 injured after matatu hits boda boda rider in Kirinyaga

Three people were on Friday killed and six others seriously injured in a road accident at Kahiro area on the Sagana-Kagio road in Kirinyaga County.

Confirming the accident, Kirinyaga Police Commander Mathew Mang'ira said the accident involved a boda boda and a matatu.

The police boss said the matatu was headed towards Sagana from Kagio ferrying 14 passengers, and on reaching Kahiro a boda boda rider carrying two pillion passengers reportedly emerged and joined the road on the opposite lane, thereby leading to a head-on collision.

Kahiro residents who live along the road, led by Faith Wambui, said the three young men on the boda boda were shouting and overspeeding.

“We think they were drunk, and they’re not from this place… we had a very hard time removing one of the passengers from the matatu,” Wambui said.

Police commander Mang’ira said the six injured passengers were rushed to Sagana sub-county hospital with serious injuries where they are receiving treatment.

Bodies of the deceased have since been removed from the scene and taken to Murang'a County hospital.

Both the motorcycle and matatu were extensively damaged during the accident and were towed to Sagana Police Station pending investigations.