A road accident near Spur Mall along Thika Road turned violent after a vehicle allegedly collided with and killed a boda boda rider, sparking outrage among onlookers.
In footage seen by TNX Africa, the white Toyota Harrier can be seen going up in flames amid the chaos and traffic along one of Kenya’s busiest highways.
Moments after the crash, a crowd gathered at the scene, and tensions escalated, ultimately leading residents to torch the SUV, reducing it to ashes.
While some locals defended the crowd’s anger, many Kenyans on social media expressed concern over the rising trend of mob justice following accidents involving motorcyclists.
One user lamented, “Watu wa boda boda huwa act kama hao special kwani thy don’t cause accidents and funny enough the government has nothing to say about this crew… this is so wrong.”
Another added, “Most of nduthi wako rough na hawafuati sheria, that’s why.”
So sad, video credits ?️—KenyanSays pic.twitter.com/lCLlYD8IYb
— The Nairobi Times (@TheNairobiTimez) January 26, 2026
This latest arson joins a disturbing pattern of similar incidents across Nairobi and surrounding areas throughout 2025 and early 2026.
On August 7, a City Shuttle bus was torched along Jogoo Road after allegedly knocking down a boda boda rider at a busy interchange.
Barely a month later, on September 1, a Super Metro bus was set ablaze near Juja Town along the Thika Superhighway following another fatal collision.
The trend continued on November 14, when a 33-seater minibus was burned along Kangundo Road near Mama Lucy Hospital in Embakasi after a crash involving a motorcyclist.
Just weeks later, on December 21, a 65-seater bus travelling from Mombasa to Western Kenya was torched at Salgaa after colliding with a boda boda rider.
Most recently, on January 23, a bus was reduced to ashes by an angry mob in Kiboro, Mathare Constituency, after an accident involving a motorbike and a pedestrian sparked violent confrontations.
Although the SACCO under which it operates initially claimed the bus was not at fault, video analysis and eyewitness accounts suggested the bus had indeed struck the pedestrian, contradicting the official narrative.
