16 injured in Thika road crash
A map showing Witeithie area on the Embu-Nairobi highway where six people were injured in a road crash on July 10, 2015. GRAPHIC | GOOGLE MAP
Sixteen people were injured when a matatu they were travelling in was involved in a road crash near Thika town Friday morning.
Police said the matatu veered off the road and landed on guard rails after it was hit from behind by a lorry.
The driver of the lorry lost control of the vehicle while going downhill at Witeithie near Thika town on the Embu-Nairobi highway.
The injured were taken to Thika Level 5 Hospital. Seven were treated and discharged while nine were admitted.
The crash caused a major traffic jam on the busy highway.
The crash occured a few days after four people died in separate road crashed in the county.
