Ruiru-based traffic cop dies in a hit and run incident
Counties
By
Winfrey Owino
| May 14, 2024
A traffic police officer has died in a hit-and-run incident in Ruiru, Kiambu County.
The body has been moved to the Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue pending autopsy as investigations are ongoing.
A police report seen by The Standard states that the officer was on night patrol along Ruiru-Kiambu Road when the incident happened Monday night.
The deceased officer, James Mulei, was attached to Ruiru Police Station.
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At the time of the incident, he was crossing the road alongside his colleagues when he was hit by an unknown car that quickly sped off.
As a result, he sustained a fatal head injury and several leg fractures.
Je was rushed to Plainview Hospital where he was pronounced dead while undergoing treatment.