Girl killed in Maai Mahiu rollover crash
A map showing the Narok- Mai Mahiu road where a girl was killed after a vehicle she was travelling in rolled over on July 17, 2016. GRAPHIC | GOOGLE
What you need to know:
- The accident occurred near the scene where nine people died in a crash involving a Nairobi-bound matatu on Saturday night.
- In an earlier crash on the same highway, a matatu rammed into a stationary lorry and burst into flames.
A girl aged 13 died after a vehicle she was travelling in rolled over in the Satellite area on the Maai Mahiu-Narok road on Sunday evening.
Four other people who were in the vehicle were injured and taken to the Mai Mahiu dispensary and later moved to the Naivasha Sub-County Hospital.
Joseph Mburu, the Medical Superintendent at the Naivasha Sub-County Hospital, said two victims were treated and discharged.
“Another child suffered head injuries and is still in a critical condition. A woman who sustained a fracture is admitted but is in a stable condition,” said Dr Mburu.
Naivasha police boss Titus Mathuku said the driver of the saloon car lost control of the vehicle after a tyre burst.
The accident occurred near the scene where nine people died in a crash involving a Nairobi-bound matatu on Saturday night.
The matatu rammed into a stationary lorry and burst into flames.
Five other passengers were injured in the matatu crash and were recuperating at the Naivasha Sub-County Hospital.
The Sunday evening car crash brought to 10 the number of people who have died on the Narok-Maai Mahiu road in two days.
