Five family members killed in Murang'a road crash as matatu plunges into River Kiama
Reports indicate that the crash occurred in the morning as the family was returning to Ndia village in Gatanga constituency from a dowry negotiation ceremony in Kiambu County.
Six people, including five members of the same family, died in a road accident on Sunday, while several other passengers were injured after the matatu they were travelling in plunged into a river in Murang'a County.
Reports indicate that the crash occurred in the morning as the family was returning to Ndia village in Gatanga constituency from a dowry negotiation ceremony in Kiambu County.
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The matatu reportedly lost control at Wacengu Bridge before veering off the road and plunging into the River Kiama, killing five family members on the spot, including a couple and their son, as well as an unidentified woman.
A police report identifying the deceased named five of the six victims as Amos Kihara Kamau, Alice Wambui Mwangi, Elijah Kamau Macharia, Peter Mwangi Macharia, and Paul Karanja Macharia. Approximately nine other passengers, with varying levels of injury, were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.
"The accident occurred along Chomo-Kahunyu Road. The injured were rushed to Kirwara Level Four and Murang'a Level Five hospitals," Murang'a County Commissioner Charles Muriithi said.
Probe starts
Police have launched investigations to establish the exact cause of the incident.
In a separate crash on Saturday, six people were killed when a bus and a private car collided head-on near Soysambu along the Nakuru–Nairobi Highway at around 4 am.
The incident brought the weekend’s nationwide road death toll to 23, according to police.
Authorities said the fatalities included passengers, riders, pedestrians, and a driver, while 30 others sustained injuries. Investigations are ongoing, with police linking the surge in crashes to reckless driving, speeding, and mechanical faults in poorly maintained vehicles.
Officials also cited poor road conditions and weak enforcement of traffic laws as persistent factors undermining efforts by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) to curb the rising toll on Kenya’s roads.
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