Police are investigating an incident where a traffic policeman was killed after being dragged for meters and later ran over by a car.
The incident happened Monday February 27 evening after the motorist trapped the officer’s hand and drove off with his body hanging for almost 200 meters.
The officer was later run over by the rear wheel of the same car and died on the spot.
Police later arrested the motorist and are investigating what they termed as murder.
Police said constable Julius Marwa of Makupa police station was manning Buxton Junction in Mombasa at about 4.30 pm when the incident happened.
He and his colleagues flagged down a salon car for normal traffic inspection and the driver identified as Osman Jama Abdi was then asked to switch off the engine to enable the officers check his car.
But Abdi declined to switch off the engine prompting Marwa to try to open the driver’s door to turn off the ignition key.
It was then Abdi allegedly grabbed Marwa’s hand and tried to pull him into his car and accelerated with the officer hanging outside and dragged him for almost 200 meters.
The officer later fell on the tarmac before the car ran over his head.
Police said he also had multiple injuries before he was rushed to Jocham hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The driver sped off but was later traced to the basement of a parking lot at Beach Road Estate.
Police said he was found locked in the car and later arrested.
Teams of police were planning to search the driver’s house for more information.
