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NAKURU -NAIROBI HIGHWAY (KARAI AREA)

Date: 2025-12-13

Involved: CLIMAX BUS AND MERCEDES BENZ BELONGING TO FORMER LUGARI MP CYRUS JIRONGO

Primary Causes

FROM: BASE COMMANDER NAIVASHA. TO: VIG OPS NBI/POLTRAFF NBI (R) REGPOL/REGTRAFF RIFT (R)COUNTYPOL/COUNTYTRAFF NAKURU (R)SUB-COUNTY POL NAIVASHA. *SUBJECT: FATAL INJURY ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT.* REF MY OB. NO. 5/13/12/2025 AT 0400HRS AND IAR (F)90/2025. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY 13/12/2025 AT ABOUT 0300HRS AT KARAI AREA ALONG NAKURU NAIVASHA HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED THAT ONE CIRUS JIRONGO AGED 64 YEARS WAS DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLE REG. NO. KCZ 305C MAKE M/BENZ FROM NAKURU DIRECTION HEADING TOWARDS NAIROBI DIRECTION AND UPON REACHING AT THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT, HE FAILED TO KEEP TO ITS INNER LANE AND COLLIDED HEAD ON COLLISSION WITH THE ONCOMING MOTOR VEHICLE REG. KCU576A MAKE MAN BELONGING TO CLIMAX COMPANY DRIVEN BY TIRAS KAMAU GITHINJI AGED 52YEARS. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER OF KCZ 350C SUSTAIN SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES AND DIED ON THE SPOT SCENE VISITED AND NECESSARY ACTION TAKEN. DECEASED BODY REMOVED TO NAIVASHA SUB- COUNTY MORGUE AWAITING AUTOPSY. THE M/VEHICLES TOWED TO THE POLICE STATION AND DETAINED AWAITING INSPECTION. CAUSE CODE 8 USED. CASE PUI.

Lessons / Detailed Analysis

The late Cyrus Jirongo joined the main road from a fuel pump disregarding the oncoming traffic crashing head on with the bus. Always drivers are advised to be patient and yield the way until its safe. Also indiscipline on the road costed his life.
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