Four tourists die in accident along Narok-Mulot Road
By Issa Hussein |
Reports indicate that the trio were tourists who had visited the country.
Four people died in a road accident at Kataka along the Narok-Mulot Road on Monday afternoon.
According to the traffic police report filed at Narok Police Station, the accident involved a trailer and a Toyota Landcruiser owned by Dalloky Magnifiques Tours Safaris.
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“The Toyota Land cruiser was extensively damaged," an excerpt of the police report reads.
Three of the four individuals in the Landcruiser died on the spot during the head-on collision that occurred at around 3:10 pm.
The other victim died while being rushed to the hospital, according to the police report. Reports indicate that the quartet were tourists who had visited the country.
"Four unknown passengers, three of them are of African race, and one female Caucasian died on the spot, while one male unknown Caucasian died on his way to the hospital," national police spokesperson Resila Onyango told Xinhua.
Narok traffic base commander Kipchumba Rotich added that police were conducting investigations to unravel the cause of the accident.
The bodies of the deceased were moved to Narok County Referral Hospital, where an autopsy will be conducted.
Police also confirmed that the driver of the trailer sustained minor injuries to both legs and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The aftermath of an accident involving a trailer and a Toyota Landcruiser owned by Dalloky Magnifiques Tours Safaris, along Narok-Mulot Road on Monday, August 5, 2024. (Photo: Handout)Reader comments
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