Woman Hit & Killed by Military Ambulance in Kibera
A 70-year-old woman was killed on Monday 21st morning in Kibera while she was crossing the road at 42 kianda to go and purchase meat from a nearby butchery kiosk. It is believed that the woman died after a speeding military ambulance that was trying to overtake a lorry ran over her.
Christine Juma 
From the deadly incident, the victim`s head was crushed leading to the splattering of her brain on the tarmac road.
Confirming the incident, Kibra sub-county deputy commissioner Gideon Ombongi stated that the police and additional military officers had been deployed on the scene to quell the growing tension.
However, the armed military soldiers resisted the enraged townspeople who attempted to torch the military truck.
Mr. Ombongi added that inquiries into the incident have commenced, but advised residents to remain calm.
At the time of publishing this article, the body of the deceased was still at the scene.
In a similar occurrence today, a middle-aged man was struck by an overspeeding Minibus while crossing the road at Riverside underpass.
The man was knocked out but suffered only minor injuries. The van that had hit him sped away without coming to a halt.
Cases of pedestrians being hit with vehicles while crossing the road have been on the surge with the Kenya Urban Roads Authority {KURA} blaming the unruly Kenyans crossing the roads at undesignated points.
In recent research done by this publication, most Nairobi highways have grown dangerous because most pedestrians do not use the built footbridges. An analysis conducted by Bright Kenya News revealed that areas near the outering Road such as Mutindwa, Stella, and White House are the most dangerous.
A pedestrian Crossing a Nairobi highway while running. PHOTO FILE
In addition, Mbagathi road has also followed the suit pedestrians find it difficult to use footbridges.
