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Kenya: One Dead as Crash Involving BMW, Lorry on Southern Bypass Divides KoT

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An early morning accident that left one person dead on the Southern Bypass has sharply divided Kenyans on social media.

The BMW X5 vehicle driver died on the spot after he rammed the lorry that was being driven on the fast lane, according to the police.

Photos circulating on social media show the badly damaged vehicle with the driver’s compartment completely damaged and stuck under the underride guard of the truck.

Online reports claimed the BMW driver had ploughed into a stalled lorry but, according to Lang’ata OCPD Benjamin Mwanthi, the driver was speeding when the accident occurred.

“From what we have gathered so far, we suspect the driver was speeding on the fast lane when he crashed into the rear part of the loaded lorry which was moving slowly on the fast lane,” he said.

The body of the deceased was taken to city mortuary while the car was towed to Lang’ata police station.

Kenyans online reacted variedly with majority claiming the 30km road is poorly lit and might have contributed to the early morning accident.

I lost a friend thru this accident.

Let me say this: Corruption killed my friend. If the truck had put up road signs 🪧 indicating the breakdown, he would be alive. If the police had not been bribed to look the other way, he would be alive.

The small laws we ignore lead here. pic.twitter.com/2KbmbUF4DK

– SokoAnalyst (@SokoAnalyst) May 6, 2021

Mandatory Underride protection will enable modern vehicle safety features to work as designed and spread the impact load to the chassis NOT the face… @KAM_Kenya @ntsa_kenya @NPSOfficial_KE @TransportKE @KURAroads @KeNHAKenya @Ma3Route @LSHSeastafrica @IsuzuKenya pic.twitter.com/4r6DI09y5E