Ten British soldiers and their Kenyan driver escaped death narrowly after their vehicle was involved in a grisly road accident in Naivasha town on Monday.
Three of the soldiers were seriously injured after the car hit an electricity pole along Mama Ngina Street. The vehicle rolled several times and crashed into a nearby building in the 3am incident as some members of the public moved in to rescue the injured officers.
The soldiers had been enjoying themselves in one of the nearby night clubs and were on their way to their hotel when the vehicle allegedly developed a mechanical problem.
The incident caused anxiety in the town when a military helicopter was sent to ferry the injured officers to Nairobi for medical treatment.
For over an hour, the low-flying plane hovered around various estates as it made several attempts to land in the darkness, waking up area residents. The plane, however, managed to land at around 4am at Naivasha Boys secondary school. The soldiers were later airlifted to Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi.
Amos Mburu, a taxi driver, who witnessed the 3am accident, said that it occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
"The driver was going downhill at around 3am when the vehicle veered off the road and hit the pole before rolling several time and crushing into a building," said Mr Mburu.
Mburu, who was involved in the rescue mission, added that the injured soldiers had deep cuts on the head.