At around 6:30 AM today, over six vehicles were involved in an accident on Thika Road near Muthaiga Police Station. Four PSV buses and a double cabin pickup are among the cars that got slammed.
According to onlookers, Virgina Coach, had skidded off the slippery road and hit the guard rail as heavy rain pounded the area. Witnesses said overspeeding bus had tried to overtake another when the driver lost control.
Due to poor visibility, oncoming vehicles reportedly collided with the two buses and then stalled in the middle of the road.
The accident caused a huge traffic snarl up on the usually busy superhighway.
Police at the scene had a difficult time trying to divert traffic as heavy rain hampered visibility and other motorists slowed down to catch a glimpse of the accident.
Drivers headed towards Ngara had to use alternative lanes.
Best to use the service lane from Muthaiga outbound. Thika Rd is completely blocked. @Ma3Route pic.twitter.com/qeZiPM5Rf5
— Kombani Kinyanjui (@KKombani) October 17, 2019
Motorists have been urged to exercise caution on the road as the rainy season set in.
“Rainfall is expected to intensify to more than 40mm from Thursday, October 17 to Sunday, October 20 over the Coast, South Eastern, North Eastern, Western and Cetral regions including Nairobi area,” the Kenya Meteorological Department said.
