The pickup that hit a bodaboda at Ngoliba, killing one person a seriously injuring another before it lost control and overturned. [Photo|Thika Today]One person died after a bodaboda he was travelling on was hit from behind by a pickup on Monday afternoon in Ngoliba area, Thika East Sub-County. The crash occurred some minutes after 4pm just a few metres from Harvest Children’s Home where both the motorbike and the pickup are said to be heading towards the Thika direction when the accident occurred.According to an eyewitness account, the pickup belonging to Kilimambogo Plant Operators Training College is said to have lost control ending up in the path of the motorcycle which was ahead of it hitting it from behind and tossing the two across the road after which the vehicle veered off the road and overturned.The bodaboda passenger died on the spot with its rider sustaining very serious injuries, according to Thika Today.“I was driving from Yatta when I came across this accident. I personally took the two victims to Ngoliba Health Centre where one was pronounced dead. The doctors administered first aid to the other one before he was later transferred to Thika Level 5 Hospital,” the pickup driver said.Irate residents temporarily blocked the Thika-Garissa Highway for more than 30 minutes in protest of what they termed as 'police delay', arguing that the delay could have caused more deaths. Ngoliba Police Station is a walking distance from the scene where the accident happened.Gatuanyaga to Matuu road stretch is notorious for accidents usually attributed to overspeeding and reckless driving on the single lane highway.
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