Southern Bypass: Heavy-Duty Trailer Crushes Prado Into Pieces, Lucky Driver Comes Out Alive

• A motorist on Southern Bypass cheated death after his vehicle was crushed by a truck at a spot on the busy highway
• The man was behind the wheels of a Prado that was mashed badly following the impact of the crash
• The accident came months after Roads and Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen sanctioned a host of measures on that highway following a constant spate of fatal accidents

Nairobi - A Toyota Prado driver escaped death by a whisker after his vehicle was hit by a heavy truck at a spot along the Southern Bypass.

Miracle on Southern Bypass

An undated clip published on social media showed him alienating himself from the onlookers at a nearby wall where he knelt and raised his hands to embark on a prayer solitude.

He was presumably thanking the Supreme Being whom he believes, perhaps after observing that it would be in an ideal situation that a human survives such an accident.

Those at the scene deemed it a miracle as well.

According to the witnesses, the man's damaged vehicle was shoved into a ditch following the impact of the heavy truck that fell on it.

The cause of the accident had not yet been established by the time of the press.

No fatality was reported in the accident.

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The accident came months after the government sanctioned various measures to mitigate the spate of fatal accidents witnessed along the Southern Bypass.

Irregular bumps had been installed on the road as it undergoes maintenance.

A fatal accident reportedly caused by the bumps was reported on October 4; three people died on the spot.

Another crash had occurred the previous evening, killing one person of Asian descent.

The bumps ignited an uproar on social media, prompting Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to visit the scene.

What interventions did Murkomen come up with?

The CS announced a raft of measures sanctioned by the state to reduce the accidents.

"I have received complaints from the public concerning the safety of the Southern Bypass in Nairobi County, where road maintenance occurs. As a regular user of the road, I have also had the opportunity to observe the ongoing repair works," he said.

He announced that signage would be installed to notify motorists of the ongoing works on the road.

Further, police officers would be deployed to man the black spots and enforce the measures besides streamlining traffic snarl-ups that occasionally build up as the contractor carries on with his work.

"Police have also been stationed near the construction sites to prevent motorists from speeding beyond the stipulated 50KPH limit," said Murkomen.

While acknowledging the essence of the ongoing repair works on the road, Murkomen called on all road users to cooperate by observing the said measures.