A man was on Sunday hit and killed by a police vehicle in Lamu County.
Mwangi Wa Dorcas succumbed to head and chest injuries at the King Fahad County Hospital, after the accident near Subira Guest House in Hindi Town, within Lamu West.
Witnesses said that the driver of the vehicle fled after hitting the deceased who doubles up as a bodaboda rider, with fellow bodaboda riders coming out to condemn the incident.
“How can a police vehicle hit a civilian and flee? We expected the driver to stop and even assist in rushing the victim to hospital. That would have saved the life of our colleague but he sped off, leaving the victim lying on the road. We need action taken against the officer,” said John Mbugua.
The incident was confirmed by Lamu County Police Commander Muchangi Kioi, who warned residents, some of whom have claimed that the driver was drunk or new, to stop spreading malicious allegations.
“Some people are saying the driver was drunk. Others say he was new on the road. The driver is an experienced old man.We treat it as an accident involving our police vehicle. The only mistake our driver did is to hit the pedestrian and speed off," he said.
The police boss said that the suspects has since been naThe incident came only a year after the deceased lost his wife in a road accident, said Mr Isaac Yunnus, Haki Africa Lamu County Branch Coordinator.