2 Dead As Driver Attempts To Overtake Ambulance In Makueni

Two people have been left dead after the driver of their vehicle attempted to overtake an ambulance in Wote Makueni County.

2 Dead As Driver Attempts To Overtake Ambulance In Makueni

According to witness reports the driver of the vehicle was intoxicated with alcohol and was captured driving carelessly before the accident occurred and he fled the scene with police on the lookout for his whereabouts.

One of the passengers a woman died on the spot while the other a man succumbed while receiving treatment at Makueni Referral Hospital. Witnesses stated that there was an ambulance that was headed in the same direction as the car and the driver of the car tried to overtake in this narrow road that has no bumps.

The ambulance slowed down to allow them to pass and it was during this time when the car deviated from the road, smashed a wall, and plunged into a building compound. The witness further added that the driver upon causing the accident made his way out of the car and did a cross sign on his head before fleeing.