Three people sustained minor injuries after a footbridge under construction in Mukuru, Nairobi, collapsed on Thursday evening.
The incident occurred on November 5 at a construction site where S.M.I. Construction Company was undertaking the project.
Police officers from Villa Police Station, accompanied by officers from Mukuru Police Post, rushed to the scene at around 6.45pm and confirmed that the footbridge had collapsed.
According to the site’s manager, a tremor experienced at around 1pm, coupled with pressure from a concrete pump, may have contributed to the collapse.
The three people were injured in the incident.
They sustained minor injuries and were taken to Riverside Hospital, where they received medical attention.
Police visited the scene to establish the circumstances surrounding the collapse.
Elsewhere, police in Nairobi have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man estimated to be 30 years old was discovered near Congo River in Kahawa West, Kasarani Sub-County.
The body was discovered on Thursday, November 5, by a member of the public, who alerted police after finding the man lying dead beside the river.
Officers from Kahawa West Police Station rushed to the scene, where they found the body lying on its back (supine position).
Police said the deceased had no visible physical injuries, raising questions about the circumstances surrounding his death.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Kasarani, alongside Scene of Crime personnel, processed and documented the scene before the body was moved to the City Mortuary.
The body is awaiting a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death and identification.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
And a 41-year-old woman has been found dead beside a road at Abimbo Centre in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County, following an alleged assault by her husband.
The deceased, identified as Eunice Atieno Okello, was discovered lying beside the road at Got Abiero Sub-location, South Sakwa Location, on Thursday, November 5.
According to police, officers who visited the scene established that she had sustained multiple visible injuries.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Okello had allegedly been assaulted by her husband, identified as George Omondi, inside their rented room in Abimbo before she attempted to seek medical attention.
She was reportedly on her way to a nearby health facility when she succumbed to her injuries along the way.
Her body was subsequently discovered by members of the public, who alerted the police.
The suspect is currently at large, with police launching a manhunt to trace and apprehend him.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death are ongoing.
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