Several students were injured when the 14-seater matatu they were traveling in was involved in an accident on the busy Thika Road highway.
According to bystanders who witnessed the accident on Friday, April 4, the matatu lost control, swerved off the road, and plunged into a ditch.
While the exact cause of the crash is still unknown, locals believe the driver may have been speeding or trying to overtake another vehicle when it lost control.
Residents in the area quickly responded, rushing to help trapped students from the wreck.
They succeeded in rescuing the injured and took them to nearby hospitals for medical attention.
Images from the scene showed the matatu badly damaged and lying on its side, surrounded by students and concerned members of the public.
The road crash resulted in a traffic snarl-up along the busy road after residents gathered on the main highway and forcing motorists to seek alternative routes.
The latest accident adds to the number of road crashes involving school children witnessed this week. Earlier this week, three students from Ober Boys died after they were involved in an accident along the Sondu-Katito Road in Nyakach, Kisumu County.
As per the police report, the accident which took place on Wednesday, April 2, occurred after a matatu carrying the learners lost control and hit s stalled truck in the kibuon area.
Addressing the press moments after the incident, Nyakach OCPD, Laurinus Odinga, told journalists that the accident left about 14 other learners nursing serious injuries.
He revealed that the crash occurred on a sharp bend and that no signs showed that the truck had been parked beside the road. Odinga further revealed that three pupils and a conductor succumbed on the spot.
