A Nominated Member of the County Assembly of Kiambu County has died after his car burst into flames on impact with a lorry near Mangu School along Thika Superhighway in Juja.

According to police, a Subaru forester heading towards Thika rammed the rear of an Isuzu lorry killing Ezra Kabuga Kihara on the spot.

The body of the late MCA was moved to the Montezuma Funeral home, awaiting postmortem.

Police towed the motor vehicles to Juja police station for inspection.

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi eulogized the MCA as a vibrant and promising young leader whose commitment and passion for serving the people of Kiambu was evident in every aspect of his work.