Chaos were witnessed on Nairobi’s Kipande Road on Wednesday after a police officer driving on the wrong side of the road knocked down a pedestrian.
The senior officer is said to have been rushing to a meeting in the city and was trying to beat traffic when the accident happened.
The victim landed on the windshield and sustained injuries. He was taken to Aga Khan hospital.
Police say the victim is in stable condition and the officer involved has pledged to cater for his medical bill.
In a video doing rounds on social media, members of the public are seen milling at the scene as some wondered why the officer was driving on the wrong side of the road.
“Wrong side bana. Why are using the wrong side of the road. Angalia sasa? Look at what is happening,” a man is heard asking.
At some point, the officer is seen attempting to drive away but is blocked by the people gathered around the scene.
“Wacha kuhepa. Unagonga mtu alafu unapotea? Yeye ni polisi anatoroka? Anatoroka accident namna gani,” one member of the public is heard saying.
(Don’t run. You hit someone and you want to escape? He is police and he is escaping? How does he run away from an accident?)
