2023-07-01 16:40:00
1.07.2023 18:40
(Akt. 1.07.2023 18:50)
At least 52 people were killed in a mass collision in Kenya on Friday, according to rescue workers. According to Transport Minister Kipchumba Murkomen, 32 other people were injured when a truck skidded at a busy intersection on Friday evening and crashed into numerous other vehicles, stalls and pedestrians. The accident happened in the district of Kericho, about 200 kilometers northwest of Nairobi.
The cause of the accident was initially unknown. The accident happened at a very busy crossroads in the west of the country. Television images from the accident site between the cities of Kericho and Nakuru showed the overturned truck and the wreckage of several minibuses.
Rift Valley Police Commander Tom Mboya Odero said the truck bound for Kericho lost control and hit other eight vehicles, several motorcycles and people on the side of the road. Transport Minister Murkomen spoke of a “terrible” accident and announced that security measures at the intersection in Londiani in the west of the country would be tightened. Among other things, dealers should be banned from the roadsides to avoid such accidents in the future. Long-distance drivers should also take regular breaks.
Eyewitness Maureen Jepkoech reported that the truck was moving at high speed and honked its horn. The driver tried to avoid other vehicles and then drove into the middle of a market. She’s lucky to be alive “because I ran away,” the woman said. According to the Kenyan Red Cross, the rescue work was hampered by heavy rainfall.
Serious traffic accidents are not uncommon in Africa. At least 24 people died in Zambia just a month ago when a bus hit a truck. According to the national transport authority, 4,690 people died in traffic accidents in the East African country last year.
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