NPS Issues Strong Warning to Drivers After Deadly Accidents
The press release stressed mutual responsibility. Drivers, passengers, and pedestrians must join hands to prevent needless tragedies.
The NPS announced that it will intensify road safety initiatives. The measures include intensive speed checking of public service vehicles and commercial trucks. Officers will implement the law against overloading of goods and passengers. Photo/Courtesy
By Gidion Ngeno
The National Police Service (NPS), through the Office of the Director of Corporate Communications, has warned road users, mostly motorists, after a series of fatal accidents claimed the lives of innocent passengers across the country.
In a press statement released on Sunday, the NPS confirmed that it is working together with other state agencies to establish the cause of the accidents. The investigations will be thorough and prompt.
The NPS urged motorists to change their attitude while driving. Recklessness, they said, continues to take lives.
“The vast majority of such accidents are preventable,” the statement said. “Road users must stop speeding, reckless overtaking, drink-driving, overloading, driver fatigue, and careless road crossing.”
The NPS announced that it will intensify road safety initiatives. The measures include intensive speed checking of public service vehicles and commercial trucks. Officers will implement the law against overloading of goods and passengers. They will also crack down on public service vehicles that travel outside their designated routes.
The passengers were urged to play an active role in promoting safety. The NPS appealed to them to report reckless driving without delay. One may report using toll-free numbers 999, 911, 112, or dial #FichuaKwaDCI at 0800 722 203. One may also report complaints on WhatsApp to 0709 570 000.
The press release stressed mutual responsibility. Drivers, passengers, and pedestrians must join hands to prevent needless tragedies.
The NPS also sympathized with families who lost their loved ones in recent accidents. They prayed for the quick recovery of all those in the hospital.
Kenyans have been urged by authorities to be more vigilant and make road safety a personal responsibility. The call comes as the country witnesses a rise in the number of crashes caused by human error.
Through strict enforcement and promotion of sober driving, the NPS seeks to save lives. According to the Service, safer roads are possible if all road users commit themselves to restraint and discipline.
The NPS message is clear — reckless driving does not have any place on Kenyan roads. Lives hang in the balance depending on what choices drivers make every day.
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