SUBJECT: SELF INVOLVED FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
THIS OCCURRED TODAY 16/11/2021 AT ABOUT 0830 HRS ALONG MUMINJI - SIAKAGO MURRAM ROAD AT THURA BRIDGE.
IT HAPPENED THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE REG. NO. KBK 483X MITSUBISHI FH MINI BUS WAS CARRYING UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PASSENGERS FROM KIVUE AREA HEADING TO SIAKAGO. THURA BRIDGE,JUST THE BRIDGE AT A SLOPY AREA, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND UPON REFUELLING IT FAILED TO START AND IN THE PROCESS THE SAME REVERSED DOWN THE SLOPE AND PLUNGED INTO THURA SEASONAL RIVER. AS RESULT OF THE ACCIDECT, 49 CASUALTIES WERE RUSHED TO MBEERE LEVEL IV HOSPITAL AT SIAKAGO. 11 PEOPLE WERE CONFIRMED DEAD WHERE 3 WERE MALE AND 8 WERE FEMALE.18 CASUALTIES WERE REFERRED TO EMBU LEVEL 5 HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. THE OTHER 20 VICTIMS ARE BEING TREATED AT MBEERE LEVEL IV HOSPITAL IN STABLE CONDITION. MOST OF THE VICTIMS WERE ELDERLY WHO WERE HEADING FOR INUA JAMII REGISTRATION AT DCC'S OFFICE IN MBEERE NORTH.THE DEAD BODIES REMOVED TO EMBU LEVEL 5 HOSPITAL MORTUARY AWAITING POSTMORTEM.
EFFORTS TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE IN PROGRESS. PROGRESS REPORT TO FOLLOW.