{"id":6467,"date":"2020-11-16T16:33:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T13:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=6467"},"modified":"2020-11-17T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T07:44:30","slug":"video-2-cars-rammed-into-each-other-and-burst-into-flames-killing-one-person-on-mombasa-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/video-2-cars-rammed-into-each-other-and-burst-into-flames-killing-one-person-on-mombasa-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Video &#8211; 2 cars rammed into each other and burst into flames killing one person on Mombasa Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One person killed, four others rushed to Machakos level 5 hospital after an accident involving three vehicles at Kapiti plains on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bJBHcSrQBg\">pic.twitter.com\/bJBHcSrQBg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hot 96 FM Kenya (@Hot_96Kenya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hot_96Kenya\/status\/1328221000945823744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">One person died this morning while four others escaped with injuries after an accident involving three vehicles along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Witnesses said the early morning accident occurred after two of the vehicles rammed into each other and burst into flames, past the Machakos junction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Passengers in the ill-fated vehicles were rescued by other road users and rushed to the Machakos Level 5 Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Police and witnesses say the early morning accident was out of driver&#8217;s error but investigators are handling the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">The incident caused a huge traffic snarl on the highway for hours as police cleared the flow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Police have urged caution on the roads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zs-TeKOyhLU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One person died this morning while four others escaped with injuries after an accident involving three vehicles along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Witnesses said the early morning accident occurred after two of the vehicles rammed into each other and burst into flames, past the Machakos junction. 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