Police in Kisumu are looking for a matatu driver who hit and killed a traffic police officer on Busia-Kisumu road.

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Constable Immaculate Ocholla, of the Maseno sub-base, died on Monday after she was hit by a Bungoma Line Sacoo matatu.

Nyanza traffic boss Andrew Naibei confirmed the incident stating that the deceased was not on the road when she was hit near Kisian.

 “A mini-bus had also been stopped for inspection. When officers tried to stop the matatu, the driver decided to evade them,” said the traffic boss.

The driver abandoned the vehicle with passengers inside and fled after the incident.

He said the officer sustained leg and head injuries and died while being treated at Avenue Hospital.