Accidents on the Kenyan highways have seen many people lose their lives over the past few months with 1500 people so far reported dead as per the data that is available from the National Transport and Safety Authority.
Picture courtesy. Image from the scene.
The accidents have been caused by recklessness as well as non compliance to traffic rules on the part of some motorists on the roads in the past few days.
This afternoon, according to the available reliable reports that we have with us from the busy Thika Superhighway, there has been a nasty accident at Ruiru.
The accident is said to have involved three vehicles with one of them plunging into the river in Ruiru as per the reports that we have with us.
The cabin of the trailer that was involved in the accident is said to have fallen into the river with all the occupants inside as per the reports that we have with us.
Rescue operations are ongoing at the scene where the truck has fallen into the river and two people have already been pulled out from the wreckage as per the reports that we have with us.
Reports intimate that others are still stuck in the cabin that is still in the water but rescue operations are still ongoing at the scene of the accident this afternoon.
Motorists plying the route have been advised to be extra careful to avoid these scenes so that such cannot be repeated.
The occupants of the bus and the lorry are said to be okay at the moment.
by: KimaniOsoro21