This archive report was first published on 17 October 2019.
On October 17, 2019, a tanker overturned on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway near Mai Mahiu, causing a massive traffic jam.
Motorists were advised to use alternative routes due to the danger posed by looters siphoning fuel from the overturned tanker.
According to NTSA, 'motorist are urged to use alternative routes, fuel siphoning is dangerous.'
The cause of the accident, which also involved a truck that rolled down the escarpment, was not immediately clear.
