4 killed in tragic Salgaa road accident

At least four people were on Monday, November 4, night killed in a grisly road accident along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway involving two trucks.

Police said the accident that took place near Sachangwan involved a truck carrying firewood toward Nakuru and a canter ferrying tomatoes towards Eldoret.

Police said the accident took place at 11 pm when the truck carrying firewood collided with an oncoming canter that was ferrying tomatoes.

The accident caused a huge traffic jam as police worked to clear the site.

Police said three of the deceased were aboard the truck ferrying firewood while the fourth one was in the other truck.

Another person was injured in the accident. The vehicles were towed to a nearby police station pending investigations.

The accident comes barely three days after another accident occurred at Salgaa in Migaa around the twin bridge where several people were injured after a lorry ferrying timber lost its brakes and hit a matatu.

According to the latest statistics from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), road accidents across Kenya are on the rise.

In 2023, over 4,300 people were killed in road accidents, with the remaining 22,885 individuals involved in accidents enduring life-changing injuries.

The NTSA estimates that 3,000 people die in road accidents every year, with many of the accidents occurring on weekends, during festivities and public holidays

A campaign has been launched to address the menace.