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Two people have died and five injured after an accident involving two private cars along Lang'ata Road, Nairobi.
Police said the two cars were moving on same direction when the accident happened near Carnivore restaurant on Friday.
"One of the cars was carrying eight passengers and the driver lost its control before he hit the other car and rolled into a ditch," Police said.
Separately, two people were also killed in Kayole and another killed along Eastern by pass in Nairobi on Thursday.
This comes after 11 people were killed and seven injured in an accident involving a matatu on Katito-Kendu Bay road in Kisumu county on January 6. Nyanza traffic boss Andrew Naibei said the 11 died at the scene of the crash.
On December 10, 40 people died after a petrol tanker exploded in Naivasha county. The bodies were transported to Nairobi's Chiromo Mortuary for identification.
Statistics released by the National Transport and Safety Authority on December 31, 2016 show 13,159 road accidents occurred in 2016 as compared to 12,138 in 2015.
There was a slight decrease in the number of deaths; 3,057 were recorded in 2015 and 2,965 in 2016.
Some 729 passengers, 350 drivers and 1,097 pedestrians were among those who died. Pillion passengers numbered 217, 71 were pedal cyclists while 501 were motorcyclists.
The NTSA launched a major operation against traffic offenders, that will see those responsible for deaths charged.
Chanzo: The Star
Police said the two cars were moving on same direction when the accident happened near Carnivore restaurant on Friday.
"One of the cars was carrying eight passengers and the driver lost its control before he hit the other car and rolled into a ditch," Police said.
Separately, two people were also killed in Kayole and another killed along Eastern by pass in Nairobi on Thursday.
This comes after 11 people were killed and seven injured in an accident involving a matatu on Katito-Kendu Bay road in Kisumu county on January 6. Nyanza traffic boss Andrew Naibei said the 11 died at the scene of the crash.
On December 10, 40 people died after a petrol tanker exploded in Naivasha county. The bodies were transported to Nairobi's Chiromo Mortuary for identification.
Statistics released by the National Transport and Safety Authority on December 31, 2016 show 13,159 road accidents occurred in 2016 as compared to 12,138 in 2015.
There was a slight decrease in the number of deaths; 3,057 were recorded in 2015 and 2,965 in 2016.
Some 729 passengers, 350 drivers and 1,097 pedestrians were among those who died. Pillion passengers numbered 217, 71 were pedal cyclists while 501 were motorcyclists.
The NTSA launched a major operation against traffic offenders, that will see those responsible for deaths charged.
Chanzo: The Star