{"id":19505,"date":"2020-12-21T20:57:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=19505"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:57:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:57:58","slug":"lorry-full-of-football-fans-overturns-in-kibra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/lorry-full-of-football-fans-overturns-in-kibra","title":{"rendered":"Lorry Full of Football Fans Overturns in Kibra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A lorry full of fans overturned in Kibra, Nairobi, on Sunday, December 20.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses claimed that the driver was speeding and the fans were hanging loosely while celebrating a victory. One fan died on the spot after he was trampled upon by the lorry.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased, Ahmed Omar, was a fan of one of the teams, Gogo FC, which had won the final match at the Kriss Darling Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Gogo FC had trounced Ping FC from Dagoreeti 2-1 to win the cup. Other fans were rushed to the hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyans.co.ke contacted politician and former NTV show host Kriss Darling for a comment. However, he declined to issue any statement on the accident.<\/p>\n<p>A bus full of fans also overturned in Sagana, Kirinyaga County on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>One of the passengers who spoke to our publication alleged that the bus was shot down by police at a nearby roadblock.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The driver failed to stop after he was flagged down by police. He lost control while rushing to make a turn at the junction that leads to Murang&#8217;a County.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe they thought the driver was ferrying drugs,&#8221; the victim said.<\/p>\n<p>No deaths nor serious injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>These two incidences came a day after two matatu touts perished in a tragic accident along Jogoo Road, Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>The two were reported to have been hanging on the door and performing stunts when the driver rammed into a mobile lorry.<\/p>\n<p>Reports alleged that the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) had issued a six-month driving ban to the driver.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives launched investigations into the matter after the case was reported at Makongeni Police Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. A lorry full of fans overturned in Kibra, Nairobi, on Sunday, December 20. Eyewitnesses claimed that the driver was speeding and the fans were hanging loosely while celebrating a victory. One fan died on the spot after he was trampled upon by the lorry. 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