A woman and her child were killed after a tragic accident along the Nairobi–Namanga Highway in the Koroboi area of Kitengela.
The accident, which occurred on Tuesday, July 15, involved a speeding lorry that hit a motorcycle transporting the woman and her child.
According to eyewitnesses, the lorry which was reportedly speeding, knocked down the boda boda, killing the two passengers instantly.
Lorry torched after killing a mother and her child. Photo: Courtesy.
The motorcycle rider sustained minor injuries.
Residents, blaming the driver for reckless driving, pursued the lorry after it came to a stop a short distance from the crash site and set it ablaze.
The driver fled the scene as the crowd turned on him in an attempted lynching.
Many attributed the carnage to the absence of speed bumps and inadequate road safety measures despite repeated appeals to authorities.
The bodies of the deceased were taken to Shalom Mortuary in Athi River.
The accident caused a major traffic snarl-up stretching from Isinya to Kitengela, disrupting movement late into the night.
