Brian Chira, a renowned Kenyan TikToker, reportedly died in a road accident on March 16. According to news reports, Chira was going home from a night out when he was run over by a speeding lorry.
Citizen Digital reported that the accident occurred near the Ndenderu-Ruaka Road in Kiambu County around 4 am on Saturday.
Tragic Road Accident in Kenya Claims Life of TikTok Star Brian Chira
According to a statement from Citizen Digital, the police report stated that Brian Chira was removed from Ciero Resort by security for allegedly rude behavior and disruption.
Zeleck Momanyi, his friend, tried to take him home on his bike. A police report said,
“It happened that they were coming from Ciero Resort at the Gacharage area near Total Petrol Station where Zeleck Momanyi Alfonso had passed while on his way to his house and found Brian Chira being taken out of the resort by security guards claiming he was drunk and causing chaos and the resort was closing.”
Later, Brian got down and started running on the road when suddenly he was hit by the truck and died on the spot. The police report also stated,
“Zeleck Momanyi then followed him for he was drunk and before he could reach him, he was hit by a white canter which did not stop,”
Zeleck Momanyi revealed the final moment in an interview with Presenter Ali, saying,
“I was going in a different direction, so I wanted to leave him there but the way he was drunk, he said please move me, I pushed him on the bike and he got behind me. We went and arrived at Gacharage Junction, so I wanted to divert and go home. Brian was going in a different direction, so I wanted to leave him there, but Venye was drunk again and said, “Please move me to a certain place.So after he moved, we got to the place he told us, he just got off the motorcycle and then called him a fare and started running. Before he could move two steps forward, a car appeared and hit him.”