Preliminary investigations into the grisly road accident that claimed 15 lives along the Nyeri–Nyahururu road have pointed to human error, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has said. NTSA Director General Nashon Kondiwa revealed that early findings indicate reckless driving, excessive speeding, and the use of an unroadworthy lorry as the likely causes of the crash. “We will scrutinise the roadworthiness of the commercial vehicles involved, the conduct of the drivers, and the adherence to traffic regulations,” he said. The move is intended to weed out unroadworthy vehicles, particularly commercial trucks and PSVs, which have frequently been implicated in fatal accidents. “We are ramping up enforcement along the Nyeri–Nyahururu corridor and other major highways to remove unroadworthy vehicles from our roads,” Kondiwa said.

Source: Daily Nation March 29, 2026 06:17 UTC