- Mandela's friends said he was coming from work heading to his residence in Kware when he decided to hike a lift from the moving lorry.
- The trend of jumping on a moving lorry is common in the area as casual labourers possibly lacking fare take the risky option.
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A 30-year-old man died after a lorry he was riding on crushed his head along Mhindi Mweusi road in Embakasi, Nairobi.
Police said Austin Mandela had clung on a lorry carrying assorted goods on the road when he slipped and fell off.
The incident happened on Monday at about 9pm.
Witnesses and the lorry driver said Mandela fell on the tarmac and rolled before the rear tyres ran over him.
Police were called to the scene and helped to clear the road before the body was moved to a mortuary.
Mandela's friends said he was coming from work heading to his residence in Kware when he decided to hike a lift from the moving lorry.
The trend of jumping on moving lorries is common in the area as casual labourers possibly lacking fare take the risky option.
Meanwhile, police are looking for a gang that robbed a police officer returning to work in Nakuru.
The constable attached to a police station in Busia county reported he was waiting to board a matatu to his work station when he was attacked on Tuesday morning.
He told police a black car with four unknown occupants stopped and they purported to offer transport services.
The officer was standing at a bus stage in Nakuru City waiting for a matatu to Busia when he was attacked.
The cop and the car driver negotiated and agreed to he would pay Sh700, allowing him to board the vehicle, where he found four other occupants.
They drove off towards Eldoret but while still within Nakuru, they picked up one other passenger who was to alight at Sobea area.
The cop said the driver sped off but did not stop at Sobea as agreed and upon reaching Twins Bridge in Sarambei sub-location within Mau Summit location, the four occupants drew pangas and rungus and ordered the duo to lie down in the vehicle. They demanded that the passengers surrender all valuables in their possession.
During the incident, they robbed the police officer of Sh13,000 from his sacco mobile phone account and a mobile phone Samsung A03 Cora.
The group also robbed the other passenger of Sh4,900 and a mobile phone.
The police officer was slightly injured on the head after being hit with a rungu after he tried to resist.
They were then ordered to alight from the vehicle and the assailants sped off towards Eldoret.
Police said they were investigating the incident.