Three primary school children and three secondary school students have been killed in a road accident at Wiitu shopping centre on the Kitui-Kibwezi road.
Confirming the accident, Ikitha Deputy County Commissioner Vincent Loctary Lomachary said the learners were knocked down by a Probox vehicle while crossing the road on Friday morning.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene before later surrendering himself to Mutomo Police Station.
He has since been arrested and the vehicle impounded as investigations into the incident continue.
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