NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 18- The driver who was driving the public service vehicle (PSV) that caused the death of Deputy Inspector General of Police Edward Mbugua’s daughter will remain in police custody, pending conclusion of investigations.
Patrick Magu was arrested on Thursday following the incident that occurred within Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) and arraigned on Friday.
He will be detained at the Central Police Station, Nairobi.
The orders to have him detained for four days were issued by a court in Nairobi.
“That at the time of the offence, the suspect was the driver of motor vehicle KBR 065B make Isuzu minibus operated by KMO Sacco along the junction of Tom Mboya street and Maragua lane where he reversed the motor vehicle dangerously without due care to other road users and sandwiched a pedestrian by the name Nelly Waithera aged 25 years between another motor vehicle KBL 744A,” reads a section of the police affidavit seen by Shahidi News.
The Investigating Officer, Inspector Peter Ndirangu told Milimani Magistrate Esther Kimilu that the victim sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital where she succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.
The driver, after realizing his mistakes, police said that he abandoned the motor vehicle to avoid arrest.
He was traced along the University Way and arrested.
An autopsy has since been done. Police said that they are waiting for the results before preferring any charges against the suspect.
Waithera was crossing on foot on Thursday at 8am from Tom Mboya Street when the incident happened.
Witnesses said one matatu which was reversing crushed her against another one that was stationary badly injuring her head.
The driver was reversing along Muranga Lane and at the junction of Tom Mboya Street when he sandwiched the pedestrian against another matatu.
Waithera sustained serious head injuries and was rushed by an ambulance to Kenyatta National Hospital where she succumbed to injuries while being attended to.
The body was moved to Kenyatta University hospital mortuary. Both vehicles were impounded and taken to the Central police station.
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