Nandi: Rescuers Save Small Baby From Accident Scene After Matatu Rolled Down Cliff

• A young girl of about one and a half years is lucky to be alive after she was tossed out of a matatu that was crashing
• The vehicle was heading to Kisii from Kitale when it lost its brakes and rolled down a cliff at Chepsangor, Tinderet, in Nandi County
• Fast responders found her near the wreckage with minor bruises on the face but no significant injury

A public service matatu from Kitale to Kisii was involved in a road accident at Chepsangor, Tinderet, in Nandi County.

Details indicate that the vehicle lost control and rolled into a deep slope after its brakes malfunctioned.

There were no casualties among the 13 passengers, except for the few who sustained severe injuries.

Baby was thrown out of the vehicle

The injured were rushed to Nandi Hills County Hospital, where they are recuperating.

In one of the miraculous rescues, a baby of about one year was rescued from the scene with minor bruises on the face.

Photos of the young survivor were shared on Facebook by journalist Gwiji Josiah, who disclosed that he was part of the team caring for her.

"Thank God. You saved this minor. We have been looking for her at the scene after being thrown out of the Nissan matatu," he wrote.

Kajiado man's lucky escape

In another accident on the same day, a Kajiado man cheated death after his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a trailer carrying gas.

Forty-eight-year-old Geoffrey Gekara was thrown onto the left side of the road following the collision along the busy Nairobi-Namanga Road.

The gas being transported by the trailer began leaking, prompting a rapid response from the police and rescue team.

Gekara was rushed to St Paul's Hospital due to the severe head and body injuries he suffered in the accident.

Proofreading by Otukho Jackson, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke