Two people were on Friday morning killed after a lorry ferrying logs of wood got involved in an accident in the Dundori area of Nyandarua County.
According to witnesses, the lorry reportedly lost control before veering off the road, knocking pedestrians.
During the mid-morning incident, several people sustained injuries even as locals rushed to rescue those who had been trapped under the wreckage.
The footage obtained by Kenyans.co.ke, depicted locals surrounding the lorry even as responders moved to assist injured persons.
A photo of a crime scene tape
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Similarly, the white lorry was captured overturned by the roadside and was in an upside-down position with its windscreen completely shuttered, depicting the extent of the accident.
Moments after the accident, police officers arrived at the scene and cordoned the area before commencing a probe into the accident.
Meanwhile, those injured were rushed to the nearest hospital with the deceased taken to the mortuary awaiting identification and a subsequent postmortem.
The Dundori incident comes just a day after one person passed away following an accident between a lorry and a trailer along the Garissa-Thika highway.
A police report revealed the accident occurred after a truck rammed into a stationary trailer at the KanyonyoShopping Centre which is located between the border of Machakos and Kitui.
The report further disclosed that the deceased was a turn boy. The victim’s body was taken to the Mbaku Funeral Home.
The latest accidents add to a series of road carnages witnessed on several highways across the country in the past one month.
In its recent report, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) announced that 3369 people died in road accidents from January 2024 to August of the same year.
According to NTSA, of the total fatalities, 1,281 were pedestrians, followed by 825 motorcyclists, 654 passengers, and 281 drivers.
NTSA officials and police conducting an enforcement on the roads on May 14, 2024.
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