St Mary's Ambulance involved in an accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway./SCREENGRAB
Tragedy struck on the Nakuru–Nairobi Highway after a St. Mary’s Elementaita ambulance was involved in a fatal night crash near Kimende on Saturday, September 27, killing all six people on board.
The victims included a patient, her husband, two relatives, a nurse and the driver. They were on an emergency transfer when the vehicle lost control at a notorious black spot, underscoring the dangers along one of Kenya’s busiest highways.
The Nakuru–Nairobi route, part of the Northern Corridor, records some of the highest accident rates in the country.
National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) data shows that black spots such as Kinungi, Gilgil and Kimende remain high-risk zones, often linked to speeding, poor road design and heavy traffic.
The incident has reignited calls for improved road safety, stricter enforcement of traffic rules and stronger emergency response protocols.
Families and colleagues of the victims have been left devastated, with the tragedy highlighting the peril faced by medical teams working to save lives on Kenya’s road.
The Saturday night crash happens after another acccident on Friday caused a major traffic jam along the Nakuru–Nairobi Highway following a multi-vehicle accident near Gilgil.
The crash, which occurred between Kikopey and St. Mary’s, involved several vehicles, including a truck that overturned and completely blocked the busy road.
Eyewitnesses said several passengers were feared injured, though the number of casualties had not been confirmed by police by press time.
The blockage paralysed movement on both lanes of the highway, stranding transit trucks and passenger vehicles for hours in chilly weather conditions.
Police and emergency teams were deployed to the scene to clear the wreckage and restore the flow of traffic on the busy Northern Corridor route.
