By Antynet Ford
Two dutch national tourists were early today killed in a grisly road accident after their van was involved in a collision with a trailer at the Maji ya Chumvi area of Mariakani Kilifi.
The other occupants of the van who were tourists too and their driver and guide who were left with serious injuries are hospitalized.
National Police Service spokesperson Resila Onyango confirmed the accident saying the accident involved a trailer and the van carrying the tourists who were headed for Nairobi direction.
She said the injured were stable in hospital.
The highway is among those regarded as dangerous due to the high number of fatal accidents it records annually.
The accident comes in the wake of revelations fatal accidents have been on the rise since January 2024 as compared to the same period last year.
Statistics provided by police show some 4,282 people had been killed in accidents between January and November 2024 as compared to 3,901 that were reported in the same period in 2023.
More than 10,662 people sustained serious injuries between January and November 2024 as compared to the 9,501 recorded in 2023.
Of those killed, pedestrians made up the majority so far this year with 1,637 as compared to 1,413 in 2023 while 788 passengers died between January and November 2024 as compared to 673 in 2023.
A total of 21,620 accidents were reported between January and November 2024 as compared to 20,191 in 2023 of the same period.