A motorist's quest to seek compensation from a hospital following an ambulance accident has flopped twice. Maurice Otieno Owiti sued Eagle Health and Clinic, seeking compensation following an accident with the hospital's ambulance on June 5, 2023. Otieno stated that he was driving along the Nairobi Expressway when the ambulance allegedly collided with his vehicle.
He asked the court to award special damages, loss of user, costs of the suit, and interest.
However, the Small Claims Court turned the tables, finding that he ought to have paved the way for the ambulance, as it had a siren on and hazards to indicate an emergency situation.
The lower court ordered him to pay the hospital Sh 778,769 after finding that he was 100 percent liable for the accident.
