A man was on the express lane on the Salgaa stretch driving his car at free gear, down a winding road.
Suddenly he got interrupted by another over grey speeding salon car eager overtake his. It had to go beyond the 100km/hr to accomplish such an attempt.
At this moment, his phone started vibrating indicating an incoming call.
So he reached for it down beside the gear, only to miss by an inch before it fell on the back seat.
Then he looked again at the right-hand side mirror, the driver of the grey car was still determined to overtake him.
Aghast, no sooner had he replied to the last thread of the chat, a matatu appeared on the opposite side at a sharp bend.
The man now, eyes popping out, ran out of ideas over what action to take, but only a screeching sound coming to a halt.
He turned around and before he recognised it, he was on the hospital bed.
Struggling in pain, he begins to flashback on the chat he was having on his phone before the fateful ordeal, and starts wondering why he was so ignorant.
In this state of thought, the doctor comes and says; “I’m sorry your legs cannot move.”
In a sudden twist of event, he turns pale and cannot believe it.
That was December last year when the Salgaa road was all news.
Unfortunately, despite the numerous campaigns to prevent road carnage, speeding and drunk driving remains the leading cause of many deaths.
Indeed, there is nothing as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don't belong, such a painful occasion can be avoided by being disciplined on the roads, especially along the major highways.