Police are looking for a matatu crew after a 19-year-old passenger died after reportedly falling from their moving vehicle along the Thika Road service lane near Radio Waumini in Nairobi.
According to police, the accident occurred at about 6:40 a.m. on June 5, 2026.
The vehicle involved was an Isuzu minibus belonging to Nicco Movers.
The matatu was travelling from the Thika direction towards Nairobi’s city centre when the passenger, identified as Eugene Mutuku, allegedly alighted from the moving vehicle and fell onto the road.
There are claims he was pushed out after a dispute over Sh50 fare. The victim was a student at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Matuu.
He sustained serious injuries, including a dislocated right hip and waist, as well as the loss of two front teeth. He was rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital for treatment.
Police said Mutuku succumbed to his injuries at about 5:00 p.m. while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The body was moved to the mortuary at Kenyatta National Hospital pending a post-mortem examination. Police visited the scene and commenced investigations into the incident.
As part of his course requirements, he had just begun his clinical attachment on Tuesday at a hospital in Kasarani.
A Good Samaritan who rushed to help found him in agony and sped him toward the hospital. On the way, he spotted the same matatu at Garden Estate, casually picking up passengers.
When he informed the crew that they had just thrown a passenger onto the road, they reportedly claimed they were heading to the police station to report the incident.
Police said they were looking for the crew for probe and efforts to arrest them were ongoing Sunday.
This came as the family of the victim demanded justice to the incident.
It also comes at a time when many Kenyans are demanding action on rogue matatu crew on the roads. Last week, a reckless driver overturned his matatu along Enterprise Road in Nairobi and killed five passengers while performing antics on the road at night. Police say the incident is under probe.
