A bus belonging to Karega Secondary School was on Friday, March 31, involved in a grisly road accident along Narumoru-Nanyuki Highway
Witnesses noted that the bus, which was heading to the nearby town, rolled severally along the highway that connects Laikipia to Nanyuki town.
Police officers from Nanyuki town rushed to the scene of the accident to re-direct traffic on both sides of the highway since the bus had blocked most parts of the highway.
Emergency medical service providers reported to the scene promptly and offered first aid to the victims of the crash.
Some of the victims of the accident were quickly evacuated to nearby hospitals in Nanyuki for specialised treatment
Authorities, later, advised motorists plying the route to consider using Mweiga road instead of taking the same highway after traffic began building up
The accident came just months after parents and teachers from the school celebrated the purchase of the new bus that was launched on June 11, 2022.
Pwani University Accident
Separately, Pwani University suspended learning after 17 of their students were killed in an accident after the bus they were travelling in crashed at Kayole area in Naivasha on Thursday, March 30.
Vice Chancellor Mohamed Rajab told students that the university needed to take time and mourn until Monday, April 3, 2023.
"Following the tragic accident that took place in Naivasha involving our bus which was going for sports in Eldoret we wish to inform all students and faculty members that classes are hereby suspended. Normal classes will resume on Monday," read the memo.
At the same time, Education CS Ezekiel Machogu mourned with Pwani University and prayed for peace even as families grieved their loved ones.
"I wish the students who were critically injured and transferred to Kenyatta National Hospital for specialized treatment and those who are still being managed at Naivasha Level 4 Hospital Theater, a quick recovery," Machogu said in a statement.
