{"id":7211,"date":"2024-11-20T23:39:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=7211"},"modified":"2024-11-20T23:39:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T20:39:53","slug":"5-year-old-baby-miraculously-escaped-deadly-gilgil-accident-that-killed-9-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/5-year-old-baby-miraculously-escaped-deadly-gilgil-accident-that-killed-9-people\/","title":{"rendered":"5 year-old baby miraculously escaped deadly Gilgil accident that killed 9 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A five-year-old child miraculously escaped with minor injuries the deadly Gilgil accident that killed nine people on Friday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The accident occurred at Gilgil in the small hours of Friday morning when a 14-seater matatu collided head-on with an oncoming trailer at Soysambu in Gilgil area on the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The child escaped with minor injuries and is among five people receiving treatment in nearby hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Gilgil Sub-County Police Commander John Onditi said that the matatu driver is among eight people who died on the spot when the 14-seater PSV collided head-on with a trailer near St Mary\u2019s Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">One other passenger was pronounced dead on arrival at St James Hospital where he was rushed to by emergency rescuers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Onditi, who warned motorists to exercise caution while on the road, said that the matatu collided with an oncoming lorry that was overtaking a chain of vehicles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">He said that the injured were taken to the nearby St Mary\u2019s Hospital and Nakuru Country Referral Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The police boss also cautioned people against boarding already full vehicles and to adhere to Covid-19 regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>source: <a href=\"http:\/\/k24tv.co.ke\"><strong>K24<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A five-year-old child miraculously escaped with minor injuries the deadly Gilgil accident that killed nine people on Friday morning. The accident occurred at Gilgil in the small hours of Friday morning when a 14-seater matatu collided head-on with an oncoming trailer at Soysambu in Gilgil area on the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway. 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