Several pupils and students were reportedly killed in Kitui on Friday morning while going to school in a grisly accident involving a probox in Kitui.
According to reports by the police, the accident happened at the Witoo Shopping Centre along the Kitui-Kibwezi road in Kitui County with six pupils and students confirmed dead on the spot.
Reports by the police further reveal that those killed in the Friday morning Kitui accident included three primary school pupils and three other students from a nearby secondary school.
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The students and pupils are said to have been knocked down by a speeding probox while they were attempting to cross the road to go to their respective schools that were on the other side of the road.
The driver of the probox fled the scene immediately he realised bodies lying all over on the road after knocking them down. This according to reports was because he feared being lynched by an angry mob over the incident.
However, the Police Officers in a nearby police station have confirmed that the driver has already surrendered to the station and he was arrested. His vehicle was also impounded with the police launching a probe into the tragedy.
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Tension still remain high at the Witoo Shopping Centre along the Kitui-Kibwezi road in Kitui County over the incident, with locals trying to come into terms with the early morning tragedy.
More to follow..