Déjà vu as guardrail pierces through another car on Thika Road

It was a déjà vu moment for a motorist on Thika Road on Wednesday evening when a car was pierced through by a guardrail after an accident.

What shocked many Kenyans is that the rail pierced through the vehicle, almost a replica of the freak accident that claimed the life of former Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru.

Thika traffic base commander Michael Lemaiyan said there were no casualties in the accident.

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He added that the driver of the car, belonging to SGA security firm, was speeding when he rammed onto the guardrails.

Incidentally, the latest accident happened eight days and a few kilometers from where Dr Gakuru’s official Mercedes Benz crashed.

People are now concerned with the quality of the guard rails.

@KenyanTraffic What is happening to the guard rails is "injustice". Someone help them to stop the harassment. This was yesterday along Thika Rd. http://pic.twitter.com/2vd5SSsqMf

— Gideon Kioko_Pst (@Kioko_Pst) November 16, 2017

They should investigate the guard rails we have on our roads. I’ve seen a post on a similar accident on Thika road today.

— Bomet Boy (@lesanerick) November 16, 2017

In the more developed cities, guard rails are supposed to absorb the impact and either swing the driver back to the

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