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Mother, her baby narrowly escape death after truck crash lands on car along Mombasa road

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- The lady and her baby had just left the car when a trailer crash landed on it

- The vehicle was so damaged it was impossible to imagine the occupants would have survived

- The accident took place in Syokimau area along Mombasa road on Saturday

A female motorist and her baby have escaped death by a whisker after a truck crash landed and badly damaged the car they were traveling in.

The lady whom TUKO.co.ke could not immediately identify had just stepped out of the ill-fated vehicle together with her baby when the gigantic trailer came tumbling down and smashed the small vehicle.

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The female driver and her baby had just stepped out of the vehicle when the trailer crash landed on the vehicle and badly damaged it. Photo: Mike Sonko.
Source: Facebook

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Confirming the bizarre accident which happened at Syokimau area on Mombasa road, Nairobi governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko said the mother and her baby had just exited the vehicle to buy a soda at a nearby shop when the trailer smashed their car.

"Wacheni Mungu aitwe Mungu (Let God's name be praised). A lady driver and her baby escape death by a whisker after a trailer crash landed on their car at Syokimau along Mombasa road just moments after getting out of the car to buy a soda," the governor shared on Saturday, April 6.

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Looking at the wreckage, most Kenyans were convinced the occupants of the totally destroyed car would not have survived the crash.

Many termed it a miracle and joined Governor Sonko in thanking God for preventing a potentially tragic loss of lives.

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