A police officer stationed in Bungoma County was knocked down by a police vehicle while carrying out official duty at Cheptais Junction on Sunday night.
According to a police report obtained by Citizen Digital, the incident ensued when Fredrick Juma attached to the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit (CIPU) in Bungoma West had stopped a trailer for a routine inspection.
The trailer, driven by Ali Abdullahi Bunyori, was heading towards Chwele from Sirisia.
As Juma was interrogating the driver, he was knocked down by a Toyota Land Cruiser attached to Sirisia Police Station that was heading in the opposite direction.
Gideon Magut, who was driving the Land Cruiser, maneuvered and managed to avoid the stationary trailer parked on the side of the road.
“Due to the impact, the deceased was pushed ahead, suffered serious head injuries and died on the spot,” the police report read in part.
Following the incident, police officers arrived at the scene to process and document the scene.
The body of the deceased was moved to Life Care Hospital Morgue pending post-mortem examination.
Both vehicles were detained at Chwele Police Station awaiting inspection.
