REDESIGN ROAD
Tharaka-Nithi County Governor Samuel Ragwa said there is need to redesign the road to avoid the occurrence of accidents.
“There is at least one or two accidents every week at this bridge and everybody will agree that the designing of this road was not the best,” said Mr Ragwa.
He also asked the National Government to re-gazette the bridge as a black spot so that all Kenyans can be alert any time they drive on the road.
John Mutwiri, a truck driver, said that it is difficult to control a speeding long vehicle on the winding road as one approaches the bridge. see also drivers asked to be cautious after the Nithi accident
“The problem is the sharp corner at the bridge which makes it difficult for drivers control a speeding vehicle,” he said.
Only two people out of 14 who were rushed to Chogoria Mission Hospital following the Tuesday accident had been treated and discharged by Wednesday afternoon.
The hospital’s Human Resource and Administrative Manager Maryanne Gitonga, however, said those injured were responding well to treatment.
“Today morning we discharged two out of 14 who were admitted and others are responding well to treatment except for four who are still in critical condition,” said Ms Gitonga.
She said that most of those injured sustained rib and tissue injures due as the bus rolled.
Speaking at the hospital, Maara Sub-County OCPD John Njihia said the injured who had been rushed to Muthambi Dispensary were later transferred to Chogoria Hospital.
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