A rider died on the spot after he lost control of his motorbike at Enabelbel area along the Mau Narok- Nakuru highway.
Narok county police commander John Kizito said the rider Samson Mwangi was carrying one pillion passenger when the bike swerved towards his left side and crushed into a culvert.
The police boss said the pillion passenger by the name Joseph Maina fled from the scene of the accident and did not report the incident to the police as expected saying he was being sought to record a statement.
“When you are involved in such an incident, it is good to inform the police and record a statement of what happened so as to help in the investigations. I call upon the pillion passenger who survived the accident to volunteer and record a statement,” said Kizito.
The body of the deceased had no visible injuries and was transported to the Narok County Referral hospital morgue for preservation.
The accident happened only two days after a driver of a Probox died and six other were seriously injured when the vehicles they were traveling in were involved in a road accident at Suswa area along the Narok- Maai Mahiu highway.
The police have since called on motorists to be vigilant when plying along the highway so as to avoid causing accidents especially during this festival season.
“We are entering a festival season when many people will be travelling to the up-country for the Christmas holiday. I call upon all motorists to be very careful while driving along the highways to avoid causing accidents,” he said.
According to statistics released by National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), about 3, 500 people lost their lives through accidents in the period between January 1 and September 26, which was an increase to accident-related deaths in the year 2021 which were slightly above 3, 200.
