Automotive content creator George Kingarahas opened up about three separate road accidents he has been involved in, admitting that two of the incidents stemmed from inexperience and reckless driving before he changed his approach behind the wheel.
Speaking during an interview with host Nixon Jao, Kingara reflected on the crashes, saying they taught him valuable lessons about road safety and responsible driving.
“I have gotten into three accidents,” Kingara revealed.
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Kingararecalled that his first accident occurred while he was still learning to drift on his estate.
According to him, he lost control of the car and crashed into a neighbour’s fence. Fortunately, the impact caused only minor damage.
“The first one happened when I was learning how to drift in the estate. I ended up crashing into someone’s fence. There wasn’t much damage,” he said.
The incident, he explained, served as an early reminder of the risks associated with practising driving manoeuvres outside controlled environments.
Reckless speeding on Ngong Road
His second accident occurred on Nairobi’s Ngong Road while driving at night.
Kingara admitted he was reckless at the time and driving at high speed. He lost control of the vehicle, which spun across the road before eventually being stopped by roadside barriers.
“The second one happened on Ngong Road. Back then I was reckless and loved speed. These days I’m more controlled. It was at night, I lost control, the car spun, and I nearly went into a ditch. The barriers saved the car,” he said.
He noted that the experience changed how he views speeding, adding that he now exercises greater caution whenever he is behind the wheel.
Third crash involved an Uber driver.
The content creator said his third accident happened last year following a disagreement on the road with an Uber driver.
According to Kingara, the driver initially denied him space, prompting him to overtake. He alleged that the Uber driver then accelerated, moved in front of his vehicle and braked suddenly, leaving him unable to avoid a collision.
“Last year an Uber driver refused to give me way. I overtook him, then he sped up, moved in front of me and slammed on the brakes. I hit his car,” he recounted.
Kingara added that, regardless of the circumstances, rear-end collisions often leave the driver behind legally liable.
“On the road, once you hit someone from behind, you’re usually the one considered at fault.”
