Autonews - AA Club of Kenya magazine – 25
traffic & road safety
Top accident Hotspots
The National Transport and Safety Board has identified the top ten accident hot spots in order to create awareness to all road users . At total of 160 accident black spots along highways across the country have been identified . Rift Valley has 12 black spots , the greatest number , while North Eastern has the least at five . In Nairobi County , Mombasa Road is the top killer . 1 . Mombasa Road recorded 59 fatalities out of 628 deaths in Nairobi County . Over 160 accident black spots mapped out to warn road users sections are among the deadliest spots along the busy highway .
2 . Thika Road came second , recording 50 deaths while Waiyaki Way had at least 45 fatalities . Other killer roads in Nairobi are Eastern Bypass , Kangundo Road , Northern Bypass and Jogoo Road at 33 , 31 , 30 and 26 fatalities respectively .
3 . Waiyaki Way , the area near Kangemi flyover is a black spot . Users of Jogoo Road are at the greatest risk at Maziwa Stage . According to the NTSA , 74 per cent of Nairobi ’ s accident fatalities are pedestrians .
4 . Nakuru County , users of the Naivasha-Nakuru highway should be more wary at Kinungi , Gilgil junction , Njoro Road junction , Ngata bridge- Sobea and Maili Mbili in Naivasha , among other spots . Although the county recorded 235 deaths , placing it second after Nairobi , it has an 11km road section nicknamed ‘ highway to hell ’.
5 . Salgaa-Kibunja stretch on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway has claimed several lives . The number of deaths on the stretch nears half the total lives lost in accidents in the whole of Rift Valley , with majority involving trailers or trucks ferrying goods , police reports say . Motorists should be more careful while using Nakuru-Timboroa-Burnt Forest especially on Timboroa-Danger , Salgaa- GSU camp , Makutano Junction-Eldama Ravine , Kahoya-Timboroa , Equator-King ’ ero among other dangerous spots .
6 . In Central Kenya , Kiganjo-Naru Moru Road , Kibirigwi-Sagana , Limuru-Uplands , Thika Blue Post - Sagana Bridge Road and Kiriaini- Murang ’ a Road are some of the leading killer sections in the region .
7 . Nyanza region include Awasi-Ahero Road , Kiboswa-Kisumu Road , Daraja Mbili-Bondo Junction , Oyugis-Katitu Road and Migori-Kakrao Road . Other notorious spots are Gucha Bridge , Migori Township , Ogembo Nyanguso Road , Kisii Township Main Road , Mwembe Area Kisii Town and Kisii Daraja Mbili .
8 . Western Kenya one is likely to die in a road crash on the Mbale-Vihiga Road section , Kakamega-Chavakali Road , Kakamega-Mumias-Makunga , Kakamega-Lubao-Webuye , Kambi Ya Mwanza Ejinya Corner and Matayos , among other notorious sections . 9 . North Eastern has the fewest spots , perhaps because of the poor road network in the region . Some of the black spots in the area are Garissa Madogo-KBC Station , Modogashe-
Habaswein , Ukasi-Bangale , Bangale- Hola Road Junction and Buna-Gurar .
10 . Coast region , frequent road accidents occur at Tsavo-Maungu-Voi section , Wundanyi-Mwatate , Maungu-Tsavo East Gate Road , Maktau-Taveta Road , Mazeras-Miritini Road , Kilifi-Vipingo Road , and Kibarani-Changamwe- Makande among other black spots .
The killer spots have been mapped out to warn motorists , pedestrians and cyclists to approach the areas with caution , especially during the festive season when there is a lot of traffic on the roads . According to NTSA , some 2,905 people have died on the roads between January and December this year . The interactive mapping of the black spots by Safe Way Right Way is a joint programme between Total and World Bank ’ s Global Road Safety Facility initiative for regional corridor road safety in Africa .
Source : NTSA