A police officer at an accident scene on Waiyaki Way near Kangemi, Nairobi. [PHOTO/nation.co.ke]
Police are after a driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run accident that occurred at Cabanas, Nairobi.
According to witnesses, the pedestrian was hit at 6 am as he tried to cross the busy Mombasa Highway.
Police officers have been sent to the scene to clear the traffic.
Early police reports say that they are cross-checking CCTV footage on the highway to determine the motorist behind the incident.
According to NTSA data, at least two pedestrians die on the busy road every week after being hit by speeding cars.
Two weeks ago, 20 people died in another road accident after a passenger bus collided with two trailers in Mbaruk area, Gilgil, along the busy Nakuru-Nairobi highway.