2 College Girls Run Over By Pickup While Bargaining Fare
2 College Girls Run Over By Pickup While Bargaining Fare
2 College Girls Run Over By Pickup While Bargaining Fare
Following their fall in the Daraja Moja section of the Kisii-Keroka highway by a pickup transporting building supplies, two students from Kisii National Polytechnic passed away on Friday. The two females were negotiating a fare with a boda boda rider by the side of the road when the Toyota Hilux pickup’s brakes failed on the way to the Jogoo area.
An eyewitness claimed that the truck swerved to avoid other cars on the route, which was reportedly impassable due to potholes. “We call upon the government to try and rectify this road since there are a lot of students using it to access their schools,” a witness said.
While another student passed away while being transported to a local hospital, one kid passed away immediately. The rider made it through, but he was now at the Kisii Referral Hospital, fighting for his life.The pickup crashed into the three when it was navigating the crossroads of the Kisii-Keroka and Kisii-Nyamira highways, according to Kisii County Police Commander Charles Kases, who confirmed the event.
The boda boda operator suffered a deep cut to the head and a fracture on the left leg and was rushed to Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital for treatment,” the County Commander noted. Kisii Governor Simba Arati while mourning the college students expressed sympathy for their families.
Arati, a first-term governor, stated that the highway especially along the Daraja Moja stretch is a notorious black spot whose upgrade is long overdue.”I am deeply saddened to convey my heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims of the terrible accident,” Arati stated via his social media pages. According to Arati, the two young ladies were on their way home after attending lessons at the Kisii Ajiri Center at the Gusii Stadium.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has revealed data indicating that there were 508 reported victims in January 2024. Of these, 234 suffered serious injuries, while 190 suffered mild injuries and 84 died.Pedestrians accounted for the largest number of the 84 deaths—31, down from 28 the previous year; motorcycle riders were in second with 23, one fewer than in 2023.
