- A road accident claimed the lives of 14 people instantly in Tabora, Western Tanzania, Thursday, November 7
- A small car hit a Mitsubishi Fuso truck from behind on Itobo-Bukene highway, Nzega district
- The driver of the Toyota Hiace has been blamed for the accident; the police said he was not careful on the road
Tabora – Police in the southern region Kenya have launched a search for the driver who allegedly caused a fatal road accident that claimed the lives of 14 people.
Source: UGC
The accident happened on Thursday, November 8, on Itobo-Bukene Road, Nzega District.
According to the police, a small Toyota Hiace passenger car hit a Mitsubishi Fuso truck from behind and went under the hood of the heavy truck, Mwananchi reported.
The authorities attributed the accident to the alleged negligence of the driver, who they noted did not take road safety precautions.
The dead are eight men, four women, and two children; nine people suffered injuries of varying degrees.
The driver of the small car left immediately after the accident.
“The cause of the accident is the negligence of the Hiace driver who was trying to pass the truck in front of him and failed to control his car and hit it from the rear on the right side and went under the gap of the truck which caused the situation. deaths and injuries,” the police said.
The bodies were transported to the mortuary of the Nzega District Hospital.
According to the police, two injured have been admitted to one hospital (Nzega), while seven others with serious injuries have been referred to Nkinga Hospital.
How Simba Coach passengers cheated death in Naivasha
The bus that was transporting passengers from Nairobi towards Kampala it burned to ashes on Thursday.
A Simba Coach Bus Company car, with 20 passengers, caught fire on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
It burned in Morendat area in Naivasha, Nakuru county.
For luck good, all the passengers were safely removed from the burning bus, but all their personal possessions and goods were reduced to ashes.
Naivasha OCPD Antony Keter confirmed the incident, saying that the fire started from the rear wheels.
This forced the driver to park on the side of the road before the entire bus caught fire suddenly.
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