Photos from the scene show his grey Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with heavy front damage, particularly to the bonnet and headlights.
Shortly after the crash, Rotich was seen standing beside a traffic police officer while residents gathered nearby. He appeared to be discussing the situation with the officer as they assessed the damage.
Rotich did not let the accident stop his day. He went on to receive a delegation from Kerio Valley University, led by Acting Principal Professor Paul Tarus and his deputies.
The visitors paid a courtesy call to discuss land documentation for several sites the university plans to use for expansion.
Those sites include 50 acres in Tambach, 600 acres in Mokoro, 19 acres at Chebara Agricultural Training Centre, the Biwott Technical Chepketeret site, the ICRH site for the School of Medicine, and Kimwarer Mining land.
After the meeting, Rotich directed the lands and education departments to speed up the paperwork with all partners. He said the Mokoro title is nearly complete, and that work on the other sites will follow. "Land availability has hindered establishment of many projects," he wrote, thanking residents for their backing.
The crash comes a week after a deadly collision at Kondoo along the Eldoret-Nakuru highway in Uasin Gishu County.
Police say a lorry swerved to avoid an oncoming Succeed car and hit a public service vehicle travelling toward Nakuru. Six people died, including the PSV driver.
Emergency teams took the injured to several hospitals, and the bodies went to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary in Eldoret.
County Police Commander Wilberforce Sicharani urged drivers to slow down and take more care on the roads. He pointed to a rising number of crashes in the region.
