Ajali mbaya Kikopey inaacha angalau watu tano wamekufa

Angalau watu tano wamekufa katika ajali mbaya iliyotokea Kikopey, Gilgil, kando ya barabara ya Nakuru-Nairobi. Ajali ilihusisha matatu ya Great Rift yenye viti 14 na trela, na kusababishwa na hitilafu ya breki kwenye lori. Operesheni za uokoaji zinaendelea huku polisi wakithibitisha majeruhi na wafungwa.

Ajali hiyo ilitokea Jumamosi, Januari 3, 2026, na kuhusisha matatu ya Great Rift yenye viti 14 na trela. Kulingana na ripoti, hitilafu ya breki kwenye lori ilisababisha mgongano mkubwa, na kusababisha kuharibika vibaya kwa matatu. Shahidi wa matukio waliielezea ajali kama yenye uharibifu mkubwa, na woga wa majeruhi wengi.

Mkuu wa Polisi wa Kaunti ya Nakuru, Emmanuel Opuru, alisema kwa Kenyans.co.ke: “Tumeamrishwa ripoti ya tukio hilo, na tunaweza kuthibitisha kuwa tumepeleka timu na vitengo vya dharura kujibu tukio hilo.”

Kulingana na dereva wa matatu, Shadrack Almasi, alishangaa wakati gari lilipogongwa na kusagwa dhidi ya gari lingine lililosimama, na kusababisha kifo cha watu watano mara moja. Operesheni za uokoaji zinaendelea, na timu zikifanya kazi kutoa abiria waliofungwa na kubeba majeruhi hospitalini.

Wachukuzi wameshauriwa kuwa makini kando ya barabara hiyo kwani msongamano wa trafiki unaendelea kutokana na ajali. Msongamano umezidishwa na umati mkubwa wa wenyeji waliokusanyika eneo la tukio, ambao wengine wanasaidia katika juhudi za uokoaji. Mamlaka ya trafiki na wawakilishi wa dharura wako eneo la tukio, wakisimamia mtiririko wa trafiki na kusaidia wahasiriwa.

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Burning helicopter wreckage in Nandi County crash site with emergency responders and villagers in rural Kenyan landscape.
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Six killed in Nandi County helicopter crash

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A helicopter carrying six people crashed and burst into flames in Chepkiep village, Mosop sub-county, Nandi County, killing all aboard. Among the victims are Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Kipyegon Ng’eno and Kenya Forest Service officer Amos Kipngetich Rotich. Police are continuing investigations.

Eleven people have been confirmed dead and two others seriously injured after a 14-seater matatu collided with a stalled trailer at Kariandusi near Gilgil on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Saturday morning. The speeding matatu lost control and rammed into the trailer, killing 10 on the spot while another succumbed en route to hospital. Gilgil Sub-County Police Commander Winston Mwakio has confirmed the incident.

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At least four people died and around 30 others are receiving treatment in hospitals following separate road accidents on Friday night across Kenya, including a major traffic snarl-up on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway. The crashes were reported in Nakuru, North Rift, Makueni, Taita-Taveta, and Homa Bay counties.

The death toll from a multiple vehicle collision on a Limpopo road has increased to eight after two more victims died in hospital. The crash involved two minibus taxis and two other vehicles on the D19 Matlala road outside Polokwane last week. It occurred when one taxi attempted to overtake into oncoming traffic, leading to a head-on collision.

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A traffic accident in Goro Gutu woreda, East Hararghe zone of Oromia region, has claimed the lives of nine passengers. The incident involved a container truck traveling from Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa that collided with a stationary container truck. The zone police command stated that nine lives have been lost so far.

Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Capt. William Ruto is in stable condition after a road accident in Taita Taveta County that killed his daughter. The crash happened Friday evening when his vehicle collided with a stationary trailer lacking signage. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen shared new details on the incident.

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At least 13 people were killed and 30 others injured in a collision involving a bus, a truck, and a pickup van in Bihar's Katihar district on Saturday evening. The accident occurred at 6:30 p.m. on NH-31 in Kodha block. Superintendent of Police Shikhar Choudhary told reporters.

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