[Kisii Police Commander Agnes Mudambi in s past event. She confirmed a tragic incident where two people died along Kisii-Kilgoris road. Photo/Hivisasa.com]
Two people were on Saturday killed when a saloon car rammed into a motorbike in Omosasa, along the Kisii-Kilgoris highway in Kisii County.
The dead included a Form One St Teresa’s High School student
Kisii County Police Commander Agnes Mudambi said the accident occurred when the driver of the Toyota saloon car who was headed towards Kisii Town swerved to avoid a motorbike.
“We received a report from area residents that a saloon car and motorbike had been involved in a fatal accident which resulted in two deaths,” said the police boss.
Witnesses said the driver attempted to avoid hitting a motorbike which had joined the road without giving way and hit another oncoming motorbike.
“|I saw the motorbike approach and join the road at high speed, oblivious of the Toyota Premio, which swerved to avoid hitting it. As the car swerved, it crashed into another oncoming motorbike, sending the rider and his pillion sprawling on the tarmac,” said Alfred Mosioma, an eyewitness.
Following the accident, good Samaritans rushed the motorbike rider and his pillion to Lenmeck Hospital, where they both succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.
The dead rider was identified as Samwel Moracha, 26. At the time of the crash, he and his pillion did not have safety helmets on.
The bodies of the accident victims are lying at Lenmeck Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
Meanwhile, police have towed the affected vehicle and motorbike to Ogembo Police Station as the investigations into the incident get underway.
Ms Mudambi called on residents to exercise caution when transporting passengers along the busy county roads, saying speeding was an offence according to the Highway Code.
“Motorists and motorbike riders are advised to avoid speeding so as to prevent the possibility of high-speed crashes, which are mostly fatal to the riders and pillions involved,” she said.
Ms Mudambi also reminded riders that operating bikes without the required safety gear was an offense punishable by law.
She vowed to crack down on cases of riders operating without safety gear in defiance of the Traffic Act.
“We will arrest and charge motorbike riders who operate without the specified safety gear in addition to flouting other regulations of the Highway Code. None is exempted from the law under any circumstances,” said Ms Mudambi.