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Armoured vehicle accident in Haiti kills 2 and injures 8 Kenyan police officers
The Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission has suffered three officer deaths and numerous injuries in Haiti since June 2024 amid ongoing gang violence challenges.
- NPS confirmed on Sunday that a Kenyan MSS officer died in a road accident on August 31, 2025, at Pelerin 9 along the Kenscoff-Pétion-Ville road near Port‑au‑Prince.
- During a recovery operation, one MaxxPro armoured vehicle developed mechanical problems while towing another, causing one to crash and the other to overturn.
- After initial care at Aspen Level 2 Hospital at the LSA 2, three critically injured MSS officers were airlifted to the Dominican Republic, while one civilian and one officer died shortly after arrival.
- The service is coordinating repatriation of the officer's body to Kenya and extended condolences, assuring support to the bereaved family and colleagues, NPS spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said.
- Kenya leads the MSS with 800 officers deployed since June 2024; this is the third Kenyan officer to die as gang violence intensifies in Port‑au‑Prince.
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Armored vehicle accident in Haiti kills 2 and injures 8 Kenyan police officers
An accident involving two armored vehicles in Haiti’s capital has left at least two people dead and eight police officers from Kenya injured.
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Kenyan Police Officer Killed in Haiti Road Accident - The Zambian Observer
A Kenyan police officer deployed to Haiti under a Kenyan-led multinational security mission was killed in a road traffic accident on Sunday, the National Police Service (NPS) said in a statement on Monday. The officer, whose name was not immediately released, died when two MaxxPro armoured vehicles were involved in a crash during a recovery […] The post Kenyan Police Officer Killed in Haiti Road Accident first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
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