The Meru-Embu highway’s fatal Nithi Bridge had a horrific tragedy on Saturday night that resulted in the confirmation of twelve deaths.
Zacheous Ng’eno, the commander of Tharaka Nithi police, confirmed the incident and stated that it included two cars, a truck and a matatu, one of which was traveling toward Meru and the other towards Nairobi.
Commander Ng’eno stated that 12 bodies—10 adult and 2 child—have been retrieved from the scene thus far.
“Seemingly the motor vehicle that was coming from the Meru direction is not a motor vehicle that regularly uses this road. We may assume that the driver did not keep to his lane as was expected of him,” he said.
After surviving the collision, the two survivors were taken to nearby hospitals for emergency care.
This occurs just a year after Kipchumba Murkomen, the former cabinet secretary for transportation who is currently in charge of sports and youth affairs, unveiled a plan to realign the road in order to remove the blind spot that has resulted in numerous fatalities.
