{"id":7273,"date":"2021-02-21T20:45:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T17:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=7273"},"modified":"2021-02-21T20:45:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T17:45:58","slug":"beer-truck-rammed-into-a-matatu-killing-1-on-mwea-embu-highway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/beer-truck-rammed-into-a-matatu-killing-1-on-mwea-embu-highway\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer truck rammed into a matatu killing 1 on Mwea -Embu highway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\"><span class=\"md-plain\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">One passenger has died on the spot while six others sustained serious injuries after the Nissan matatu they were traveling in was involved in an accident on the Mwea-Embu highway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\"><span class=\"md-plain\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Witnesses said the Matatu was struck by a speeding beer truck which forced it to veer off the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\"><span class=\"md-plain\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">A middle-aged woman died on the spot while six others were rushed to the Kimbimbi Sub-county hospital and the Embu hospital with serious injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"md-end-block md-p md-focus\"><span class=\"md-plain md-expand\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Residents of Mururi and Difathas who rushed to the scene attempted to take over the beer truck but were dispersed by police officers from Wang\u2019uru police station who had rushed to the scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\"><span class=\"md-plain\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Police have launched a manhunt for the driver of the truck who went missing after the accident.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1582637445634-0\" class=\"side-ad\" data-google-query-id=\"CLnk9_zB--4CFYNFGwodWpMB_Q\">\n<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\"><span class=\"md-plain\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">A senior traffic police officer told Citizen Digital that the driver of the matatu sustained serious injuries in the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"md-end-block md-p\"><span class=\"md-plain\" style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cWe are hunting for the driver of the truck driver but the driver of the Nissan matatu was seriously injured,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">source: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/citizentv.co.ke\/news\/one-dead-6-seriously-injured-after-speeding-beer-truck-rams-matatu-in-mwea-6913096\/\"><strong>Citizen<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One passenger has died on the spot while six others sustained serious injuries after the Nissan matatu they were traveling in was involved in an accident on the Mwea-Embu highway. Witnesses said the Matatu was struck by a speeding beer truck which forced it to veer off the road. 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