A truck driver died after being engulfed in flames in Machakos while escaping after killing a pedestrian.
According to a police report, the lorry was headed to Machakos from kitui when the accident happened. The victim of the hit-and-run was identified as 35-year-old Dominic Musyoki Mutuku. Mutuku died on the spot.
The driver did not stop despite pleas from the residents—the driver of the Mitsubishi lorry registration no. KDD 052G chose to chase the driver after he failed to stop.
With the boda boda operators on his tail, the lorry driver attempted to navigate through traffic, only to collide with the back of a Nissan Saloon car, registration number KBN 107M, driven by one Michael Mulinge.
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According to reports, the lorry driver lost control of his vehicle before straying out of his lane and colliding head-on with an oncoming Mercedes Benz trailer. The two trucks caught fire when they crashed, but the driver of the Mercedes-Benz trailer was able to escape before flames completely consumed it.
The Mitsubishi truck driver, however, was not lucky as he could not open the truck's doors and ended up burning beyond recognition. Two bystanders on their bikes sustained leg injuries and are receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
In other news, the death toll from the Syria turkey earthquake has risen to over 41000. the united nations are appealing for help for the survivors of the quake. Many people in the affected areas desperately need support as they try to pick up the pieces in subzero temperatures, without food, water, or toilets, raising the prospect of the further disaster from diseases.
The death toll in Syria is expected to rise when everything calms down, and this is because the war ton country does not have the necessary equipment and human resources to handle the aftermath of the earthquake.
