2 Dead, 8 Athletes Injured In A Head-On Collision Along Nakuru-Eldoret Highway
Two people were killed and 20 others were injured when a public service vehicle they were traveling in collided with another on the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway near Ngata.
The accident occurred in the early morning hours of September 9, when two Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) collided.
Among the 20 injured were eight athletes returning home from the Nairobi City Marathon on Sunday.
Speaking to the press, one of the injured athletes stated that their vehicle was attempting to overtake when the collision occurred.
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One of the athletes who had just run a 42-kilometer marathon and emerged as position 15 confirmed that they had just left a rest stop in Nakuru when the tragedy struck.
However, despite the tragic turn of events, he stated, “I just thank God for protecting us.”
He also revealed that none of the athletes sustained serious injuries, and seven of them had already been discharged from Nakuru County Referral Hospital.
The two people who died were passengers in another vehicle traveling from Nakuru to Ngata.
One of their coaches acknowledged that the athletes were competing in multiple races.
“These were the athletes who had actually participated in the Nairobi Marathon,” he said.
“There are those who had competed in the 42kms, 21kms and 10kms. After the completion of the race they decided to go home.”
This accident occurred just a week after 12 people were killed at another blackspot on Meru’s Nithi bridge.
Many critics took to social media to call on the government to take action to prevent these road accidents.
Others pointed out that President Ruto promised to implement safety measures along the bridge but had yet to do so.
Ngata has claimed several lives in recent years, gradually becoming another blackspot on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway which is also home to the Salgaa blackspot.
The most recent Ngata crash, in April 2024, killed eight people after a van collided with a stationary truck.
2 Dead, 8 Athletes Injured In A Head-On Collision Along Nakuru-Eldoret Highway
