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Driver Saves Students Lives As Matatu Burned To Ashes

Driver Saves Students Lives As Matatu Burned To Ashes.

On Monday, May 30, a driver of a 14-seater matatu became a real-life hero after saving the lives of fourteen students aboard his vehicle when it caught fire and burned to ashes along the Kisii-Kilgoris highway.

In an interview with the media, Henry Nyambega revealed that he became concerned after several passengers began coughing shortly after the vehicle stopped at Nyakegogi center.

With a quick glance in his rearview mirror, he noticed smoke billowing from the and decided in a split second to pull over and order the passengers out of the vehicle.

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“The passengers were overwhelmed with the smoke. I immediately stopped the vehicle along the road and asked te conductor to let the travellers out and guide them to safety,” Nyambega stated.

He and his conductor lifted the co-seat, driver’s suspecting that the smoke was coming from the battery. While the power unit was still operational, a ball of fire appeared from beneath the vehicle, forcing them to flee.

“As we continued trying to establish the origin of smoke, a ring of fire emerged from underneath the vehicle, spreading throughout the vehicle, burning it down completely,” the heroic driver narrated.

Except for the vehicle, no passengers were injured or property was lost. Nyambega stated that the vehicle had been serviced prior to the trip and was free of mechanical problems at the time of the incident.

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Police officers who responded to the passengers’ distress call have launched investigations into the fire. The charred remains of the vehicle were taken to the Itumbe police station for further examination.

The owner of the vehicle, who arrived at the scene, claimed unspecified losses. The students in the vehicle were permitted to continue their journey in another motor vehicle.

The incident occurred just over a month after a bus carrying passengers caught fire on the Nairobi-Kisumu highway on May 2. The 57-seater caught fire after a tire burst, according to the passengers.

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The fire destroyed property of unknown value, and passengers told the press that efforts to retrieve some of the luggage from the lower cabin were futile due to the rapidly spreading fire.

Leaks in the fuel system, electrical system failures, overheating engines and converters, poor maintenance, and design flaws are among the leading causes of car fires, according to Howstuffworks.com.

Driver Saves Students Lives As Matatu Burned To Ashes

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