One person was killed in a police chase that went wrong in Busia County.
According to reports, a police car chasing a vehicle ferrying contraband goods along the Busia Nambale Road hit a boda boda rider who died on the spot.
Locals began protests against the action by the police. They lit bonfires and barricaded the road causing traffic.
However, police lobbed teargas to disperse the protestors, and pursue those on the run.
Residents told a local media outlet that the boda boda rider was by the roadside when police shot him.
One resident recounted, "The police vehicle was speeding and knocked the rider who was innocently on the road."
The rider's body was taken to Busia County Referral Hospital Mortuary after hours of controntation between the police and protestors regarding the collection of the body.
Another similar incident occurred in August 2020 when one person was killed during a chase between a police car and a matatu.
The matatu hit two pedestrians who were waiting to cross the road as it sped-off evading police arrest. One pedestrian died and the other was injured.
According to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the increasing cases of road fatalities and boda boda operators accidents are quite alarming.
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