On the evening of Thursday, May 8, tragedy struck along the Njoro-Elburgon highway when a speeding matatu collided head-on with a lorry. The horrific crash claimed the lives of 12 passengers on the spot, leaving families shattered and a nation mourning.
In the immediate aftermath, local residents and Good Samaritans rushed to the scene to help retrieve bodies from the mangled wreckage. Among them was a young man from Nakuru, driven by empathy and urgency—but unaware that fate had dealt him a cruel blow.
“I was helping retrieve bodies, not knowing my father was one of them,” the man recounted in a tearful interview with Citizen TV. “Then I received a call… and they told me his body had been taken to the mortuary. I was broken.”
Grief gripped the community as devastated families gathered at Molo Funeral Home on Friday to identify the victims. One heartbroken father revealed that his loved one was meant to alight earlier but the matatu driver failed to stop.
“The vehicle didn’t stop at the stage. It kept going and then rammed into a lorry. Now we’ve lost him,” he said, his voice heavy with sorrow.
The accident has reignited public outcry over reckless driving and enforcement lapses on Kenyan roads. As the nation mourns, calls grow louder for stricter regulations to prevent such tragedies from repeating.
By Kenyans