A school in Tharaka Nithi is mourning the death of its teacher after a bus, belonging to the institution, rolled several times before landing in a ditch.
A report by Nation on Monday, August 16, indicated that the teacher attached to Kianjeru Primary School in Tharaka Nithi County was travelling alongside his students.
The driver of the bus, however, lost control along Meru-Nairobi highway and landed in a ditch during the early morning accident.
Confirming the incident, Tharaka Nithi County Emergency Response Team Coordinator Alex Mugambi disclosed that the students sustained injuries.
10 students from Ibiriga Day Secondary School sustained injuries and were rushed to Chuka County Referral Hospital for treatment.
The students had been given a free ride to their school.
A witness confirmed that prior to the incident, the bus was not speeding but it veered off the highway due to the slippery nature of the road.
Road accidents have been on the rise in recent months as compared to 2020 according to Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna.
In the latest available data, Oguna disclosed that 710 people lost their lives on the roads in January and February 2021 as compared to the same period last year which recorded 562 deaths.
“Comparing the numbers of road accident cases between January and February, 2020 and the same period in 2021, there is an increase of 148 cases,” stated Oguna during a past press briefing.
Oguna highlighted Road rage, overlapping, reckless driving and dangerous overtaking among factors contributing to increase in road carnage.
Other issues were drunk driving, drunk walking, drunk riding and failure to use helmets.
