Nairobi: Several people feared injured after Matatu overturned on Thika Road

  • An accident that occurred on Thika road on Friday, November 8, left several people with varying degrees of injuries
  • The public car that was heading to Thika from Nairobi overturned near the GSU headquarters after hitting a small car that was traveling in the same direction
  • No deaths were reported at the scene; The police immediately showed up to take control as the traffic piled up

Several passengers who were riding a matatu bound for Thika from Nairobi were injured after the vehicle met with an accident on the Thika Super High Way.

Citizens helping passengers who were stuck in a crashed matatu. Photo: Handout.
Source: Twitter

The vehicle belonging to MSL Operators, overturned and lay in the middle of the road near the headquarters of GSU after hitting a private car, a blue Honda Fit, traveling in the same direction.

What caused the heavy traffic on the road Thika today?

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The accident caused a traffic jam on the busy highway; the police arrived at the scene immediately.

Citizens took the responsibility of rescuing the passengers who were stuck inside the bus.

No deaths were reported at the scene; the injured were rushed to nearby centers for treatment.

The police immediately began to investigate the circumstances in which the accident occurred; while efforts to reduce congestion are gaining momentum.

The accident happened one day after another in Naivasha.

How Simba Coach passengers cheated death in Naivasha

The bus that was transporting passengers from Nairobi to 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, county Nakuru.

For luck good, all the passengers were safely removed from the burning bus, but all their personal possessions and goods were reduced to ashes.

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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 whole bus suddenly caught a river.

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