NPS Announces Crackdown on PSVs After Surge in Fatal Road Accidents
The National Police Service (NPS) has announced a nationwide crackdown on Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) following a sharp increase in deadly road accidents across Kenya.
“The vast majority of these accidents are preventable if road users change their behavior by avoiding speeding, dangerous overtaking, drink-driving, overloading, driver fatigue, and careless road crossing,” Nyaga said.
The announcement comes after a tragic accident in Kisumu’s Mamboleo area claimed 25 lives. A school bus overturned after failing to navigate the dangerous Coptic roundabout a known black spot. Nineteen passengers died on the spot, while six more passed away while receiving treatment at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital.
Read also:Six Killed in Kitengela–Isinya Road Accident as Residents Block Highway
Another deadly crash occurred on Saturday, August 9, when a PSV collided with a lorry at Korompoi Global Estate near Kitengela on the Namanga-Isinya Highway, killing seven people.
Nyaga confirmed that the NPS, working with other state agencies, will carry out thorough investigations into the causes of these recent tragedies.
