A 45-year-old man died after ramming his Mercedes S-Class car into a pavement wall in the Pangani tunnel along Thika Super Highway on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Police reports indicate that the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a bend in the tunnel and crashed into the wall of the pavement.
The car burst into flames following the impact of the accident that occurred at 1:20 am.
According to the police, the driver managed to get out of the vehicle but was unfortunately overwhelmed by the flames of the fire and fell about a metre from the car where he died.
“A self-involved fatal road traffic accident (which) occurred today at about 0120hrs along Thika Super Highway at Pangani tunnel involving a motor vehicle registration number KCT 9851 make Mercedez Benz 5300 driven by an unknown male adult of about 45 years,” a police report reads in part.
“The driver managed to get out of the vehicle but unfortunately was overwhelmed by the fire flames and fall about one meter away and died on the spot.”
Firefighters from Nairobi City County responded to the scene and put out the fire.
The body of the deceased was moved to City Mortuary pending identification and autopsy while the vehicle was towed to Pangani Police station.
Police said investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Elsewhere in Narok county, two foreign tourists, a German and a Swiss national, lost their lives after a car accident in Maasai Mara on Saturday, March 11.
While confirming the incident Police Spokesperson Resla Onyango noted that the two died after the car they were using on tour veered off the road and rolled several times.
At the time, the vehicle had five occupants, three German and two Swiss nationals.
The German national was killed on the spot while the other Swiss national later succumbed to his injuries. Three others were left nursing injuries. Those injured were airlifted to Nairobi for treatment.
The body of the German national killed on the spot was ferried to the Lee Funeral home in Nairobi.
“Preliminary investigations show the vehicle rolled after it had been stuck In the mud. We are investigating the unfortunate incident,” Onyango said.
