Driver Causes Ghastly Accident While Trying To Forcibly Kiss Passenger

One person died on the spot while three others

are recuperating in hospital after a vehicle they

were travelling in rammed a culvert before

rolling several times.

The accident occurred at Shikuyu near Goldmine

petrol station along the Sigalagala–Butere

highway in Ikolomani sub-county.

A witnesses claimed the driver of the seven-

seater matatu lost control of the vehicle.

“The matatu rammed into the culvert and rolled

three times. A woman who was at the co-

driver’s seat died instantly while the driver was

unconscious. We rushed to the scene and

rescued them from the wreckage,” said Iholi

village elder, Jacob Ilolo.

Iloli claimed that the driver was drunk. Caroline

Musanga, another witness said she was

breastfeeding her baby when the matatu

rammed the culvert.

“I heard a loud bang and when I came out of

the house to see what was happening, I saw the

matatu flying in the air before landing in my

compound. I thank God the kids were not

outside as they would have been injured,” she

said.

Moses Makhanu, a survivor claimed that the

driver was caressing the woman in the

passenger seat next to him.

Makhanu claimed that the driver almost lost

control of the matatu at Sigalagala National

Polytechnic when he tried to forcibly kiss the

woman, but managed to steady the car.

He said they cautioned him against reckless

driving, but the driver insulted them and even

threatened to throw them out of the vehicle.

“The driver appeared drunk. You could hear him

telling the lady how he loves her and wanted to

marry her. When the vehicle got to the accident

scene, he attempted to kiss the woman by

force,” he claimed.

Western traffic police boss Geoffrey Njogu

confirmed the accident saying the deceased

was taken to Kakamega County Referral

Hospital awaiting postmortem.

“Another passenger’s left leg was fractured and

the right hand dislocated. The third survivor had

back pains at the time we took them to

Kakamega County Referral Hospital for

specialised treatment,” he said.