Nakuru County is among regions that have witnessed many road accidents from January to December this year.
A report by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) shows.
Nairobi leads with 411 deaths followed by Kiambu County with 270 and Nakuru with 230The report, covering January to December 10, also shows that men are prone to perish in road accidents compared to women.
According to it, 2,330 male road users perished compared to 592 females during the same period.
Interestingly, the three counties had a high number of casualties compared to Kisumu and Mombasa which are cities.
This is almost triple the numbers for the other two cities in the country, which have recorded a total of only 142 fatalities since January. Mombasa and Kisumu have recorded 46 and 96 fatalities respectively,” the report says.
In Nakuru, the Nakuru-Eldoret highway has been the major spot for accidents especially the Salgaa stretch which has been blacklisted as a notorious black spot.
During this year’s Jamhuri Day celebrations, Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui urged drivers using the Nairobi-Nakuru and Nakuru-Eldoret highway to cautious to avoid accidents.
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