Nanyuki residents torch car following fatal accident

One boda boda rider was on Monday killed after his motorcycle rammed into a saloon vehicle on the Nanyuki-Sweet Waters road early this morning.

The motorcyclist is said to have been attempting to overtake a Toyota Probox car but instead rammed into it, killing him on the spot.

Irate area residents attacked the driver of the Toyota Probox, who was later rescued by the police, and set his vehicle on fire.

Confirming the incident, Laikipia East Police Boss Kipkoech Kirui warned the boda boda operators against taking the law into their own hands in such circumstances.