Ruiru-based traffic cop dies in a hit and run incident

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.