{"id":13522,"date":"2024-12-08T17:38:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T14:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=13522"},"modified":"2024-12-08T17:38:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T14:38:59","slug":"southern-bypass-locked-down-in-multiple-early-morning-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/southern-bypass-locked-down-in-multiple-early-morning-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern bypass locked down in multiple early-morning accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"

A section of Southern Bypass Road was on Tuesday morning cordoned off by police officers following a series of accidents that occurred nearly the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mary Omari, a senior national Traffic Commandant, explained that four accidents happened a few metres from each other at the Lang’ata Interchange.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one of the accidents, a truck carrying goods rammed into a bridge, causing the products to spill onto the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

Minutes later, a trailer approaching at high speed hit the rear of the truck.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second accident involved a pickup carrying meat which rammed into the rear of another trailer a few metres from the previous accident.<\/span><\/p>\n

Commandant Omari added that the third accident involved a collision between a truck and a private car.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time of publishing this article, three people had been rescued from the carnages and were subsequently rushed to hospital for medical treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Omari added that police officers were dispatched to the scene to manage the traffic and prevent more accidents from occurring.<\/span><\/p>\n

She explained that police officers opted to block the Lang’ata interchange route to remove a trailer from the ditch.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Police officers had to block the road to remove the trailer from the ditch. But they are on-site to man the traffic so the situation is under control,” she pointed out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photos and videos circulating online showed a traffic snarl-up from different road sections owing to the multiple accidents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several motorists plying the road advised other users to avoid the accident scenes or use Lang’ata Road through the Karen route.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the past weeks, motorists lamented that Southern Bypass was slowly turning into a blackspot following a series of accidents that have occurred on the road.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, motorists complained over new speed bumps erected along the route, stating drivers lost control over their invisibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the uproar, Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen made an impromptu visit to the highway to assess its condition and ordered police officers to be dispatched to man the road. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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