Several Kenyatta University students are feared dead with others injured in a fatal school bus accident that happened along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
According to reports, the bus which was ferrying students to Mombasa for an academic trip is said to have been hit on the left side by a trailer.
The school bus was carrying public health students heading to Mombasa for an academic trip is seen to have been badly damaged with several students lying on the road.
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Some of the students were seen motionless on the ground as eyewitnesses attempted to rescue the injured before police arrived.
Police and an emergency response team from the county arrived at the scene to assess the situation, offer emergency care to the injured and ferry the bodies to the local mortuaries.
The accident resulted in traffic build-up as motorists stopped to stare in shock at the horrific accident scene. Police were however quick to guide the motorists to avoid a traffic snarl up.
This comes after another accident involving a matatu and a tractor was also reported in Bomet County. Several Kenyans were feared dead while multiple people sustained serious injuries.
The accident occurred along the Olonguroune-Silibwet Road with reports indicating that the accident was caused by the matatu driver who reportedly failed to stay within his lane resulting in the matatu rolling over the busy road.
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These two school bus accident come barely two days after two Kenyans lost their lives in a road accident along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway.
A student and teacher from Kapsabet Boys High School also passed away in a different accident on Saturday.
The National Transport and Safety Authority has asked drivers to be careful while on the roads.