Nairobi — A 47-year-old telecommunications engineer died on Tuesday night in a freak accident when his car rammed an elephant at Nkunga forest on the Meru-Nanyuki road.
Mr Dalton Mwachenga, who was travelling from Uganda, hit the elephant that then fell on his car.
Imenti North police boss Joshua Lutukai said the incident occurred around 1am.
Highway officers, who were manning a roadblock near the forest, rushed to the scene but could not rescue the man as there was a herd of about 50 elephants hovering around the scene.
Mr Lutukai said there were many accidents in the area because of overgrown shrubs that reduced visibility on the 6km stretch.
He also said that there were no warning signs for motorists that they were driving through a forest. „Kenya: Engineer Killed After His Car Hits Elephant in Forest“ weiterlesen

