Looters were on Thursday spotted siphoning fuel in Mai Mahiu after a tanker overturned.
The accident caused a traffic snarl up on the usually busy Nairobi – Nakuru highway.
It was not immediately clear what led to the accident that involved a truck.
The truck rolled down the escarpment as passerby rushed to the scene.
In 2009, over 100 people were burnt to death after a tanker exploded in Molo and residents rushed to siphon fuel.
200 others were injured in what has been termed as one of the deadliest accidents in Kenya’s history.
Another accident in Tanzania in August this year left 61 people dead and 70 injured after they rushed to an accident scene.
CNN reported that: “someone noticed the truck’s cargo was leaking and many rushed to get buckets and containers to collect the fuel.”
12:12 Accident at maimahiu road. Tanker has overturned. Typical Kenyans don’t disappoint. @ntsa_kenya @bonifacemwangi @NationBreaking pic.twitter.com/6UjEkJEOcg via @dmanyi
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) October 17, 2019
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