Five High School pupils were killed in a collision on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway between Naivasha and Delamere at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
The students from Mbihi Friends Girls High School in Vihiga were part of a larger group travelling from Nakuru to Nairobi in an 11-seater public service vehicle.
Official reports from the police indicate that the matatu driver was overtaking other cars before hitting the lorry. According to OCPD Benjamin Bowen, the driver encountered an incoming trailer headed to Western Kenya and swerved to the right to avoid colliding with the incoming vehicle.
Unfortunately, the trailer collided with the matatu on the left side, causing the latter to lose control and crash off the highway. Five students from Mbihi Girls Secondary School in Vihiga County died on the spot due to the collision.
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On arriving at Naivasha Sub-County Hospital, the sixth was confirmed dead. The matatu was transporting 11 pupils from Mbale to Vihiga for the April vacation. After suffering head injuries, three girls were transported to the hospital in critical condition.
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In other news, four people have died after the bus they were in plunged into a ditch. The bus from the tahmed group was travelling from Kisumu to Nakuru and is believed to have crashed into a ditch as the driver attempted to avoid a collision with an oncoming lorry.
The driver of the Tahmed bus lost control while attempting to avoid the lorry, and as a result of the incident, numerous passengers were driven out of the windows. One of those killed in the tragedy was a student crossing the street when the bus hit him. The driver was only slightly hurt in the accident.
