A 37-year-old man died on the spot Wednesday night when a motorcycle he was riding was hit by a vehicle at Kalimbini area in Mukaa Sub-county along Nairobi- Mombasa Highway.
The 7.30pm accident happened when the vehicle Reg. No. KCT 482W Isuzu NPR driven by Arthur Musyoki Munyali (46) was joining the highway.
The driver is blamed for allegedly failing to give way to other road users thereby causing the death of Patrick Mutuku Kimuli.
Makueni County Police Commander Joseph Ole Naipeyan told KNA on Thursday that the motorcyclist was ridding from Nairobi direction heading to Mombasa when the accident occurred.
He said that both the vehicle and motorcycle were damaged and were towed to Sultan Hamud Police Station yard for inspection.
The body of the deceased was taken to Kilome Nursing Home for preservation awaiting autopsy.
By Patrick Nyakundi