A turnboy died on the spot while the Principal Administrative Secretary(PAS), Coordination Operations and Protocol in the Ministry of Interior, and his security guard sustained minor injuries when a trailer lost control and rammed two vehicles at Duka Moja along the Maai-Mahiu - Narok highway on Friday night.
Confirming the accident, Narok East Sub-County Police Commander Mr. Jared Okari Marando said the trailer was heading to Maai-Mahiu from Narok side and on reaching Duka Moja area, the brakes failed and the trailer spanned and rammed into an on-coming saloon motor-vehicle.
During the impact, the trailer also hit the Principal Administrative Secretary(PAS) Coordination, Operations and Protocol Mr. Abdul Mwaserah`s official vehicle, a Toyota TX. The PAS was headed to Narok side when the accident occurred at 7 pm on Friday.
The turnboy of the trailer who has been identified as Vincent Nyambura died on the spot while Mr. Mwaserah and his security guard sustained tissue injuries and were treated at the Narok Referral Hospital and discharged.
The driver of the trailer and driver of the Toyota Allion motor vehicle and his female passenger escaped unscathed.
The body of the deceased has been moved to Narok County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem and further investigations into the accident.
This comes several days after the Principal of Bungoma Medical Training College and his colleagues died in an accident at Maltauro area along the Maai-Mahiu - Narok highway earlier this week.
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) estimates that 3,000 Kenyans die from road accidents every year - costing the country anywhere between 3-5 percent of GDP. 83 percent of the fatalities are men, with individuals aged between 30-34 years leading most at risk, thus robbing the country of a very productive age bracket.
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