Drunken Administration Police (AP) lorry driver caused the fatal road accident that saw 23 people dead along Marigat-Loruk road, authorities have revealed.
Baringo North Deputy County Commissioner John Tanui said the AP lorry driver was spotted taking alcohol with his colleagues in a Marigat town bar before taking off on Saturday.
Tanui while he was addressing the public while gracing Jamhuri Day Celebrations in Kabartonjo town on Tuesday, blamed the rampant road accidents in Kenya during this festive season to drunk and careless driving.
The wreckage AP lorry killed 14 people on the spot while nine among 18 casualties succumbed at Baringo referral Hospital-Kabarnet.
Among those who died on the spot were 10 women, 3 male adults and one child below ten years, Tanui said.
Reportedly, the driver lost control while evading a goat crossing the road at Moinonin hot spot, two kilometers from Loruk centre in Baringo North.
“The driver of the lorry was so drunk that he could visualize one goat as many, so driving off the road to spare killing the goats but sadly ended up killing people” said Tanui.
He said People in Kenya always fear saying the truth, “while our people continue losing their lives in the hands of drunken and careless drivers” he said
The Sub-county administrator said they have got reliable information that the driver of the killer lorry was drunk before causing the deadly accident.
-Joseph Kangogo
