The Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA) temporarily closed the Mlolongo exit from the Nairobi Expressway following a bus accident yesterday evening.
The accident involved an Embassava bus and a personal vehicle which left several passengers injured.
It is believed that both cars were in the departure lane of the recently built road. The public utility vehicle also struck a toll booth with a worker inside, who suffered minor injuries.
“Motorists are notified of an accident that has occurred along the Nairobi Expressway at the Mlolongo Toll Station, involving a PSV mini-bus. Multiple injuries have been reported, and traffic police are attending to the scene,” stated KENHA.
Two weeks ago, one fatality and an undetermined number of injuries were reported in a tragic accident on the Nairobi expressway.
Multiple vehicles were involved in the 10 pm accident at the Mlolongo Toll station.
The KENHA said that a driver who was leaving the toll station was driving at a high speed when they collided with other vehicles and a toll booth.
“The motorist crashed into the Toll Plaza and ran over other vehicles that were being cleared to exit. Consequently, the vehicle knocked on one toll booth and injured one toll attendant besides the other motorists,” the authority said in a statement.
Drivers are further warned not to drive too fast on the brand-new infrastructure.