BREAKING NEWS: Casualties Reported After Accident Involving Students Heading Home for Mid-Term.
BREAKING NEWS: Casualties Reported After Accident Involving Students Heading Home for Mid-Term: A tragic incident has occurred in the Sabasaba area of Murang’a County, where a student has been reported dead and several others injured in a head-on collision accident.
The accident, which took place on Thursday, February 29, involved a 14-seater vehicle transporting students home for the mid-term break and a double-cabin pickup truck.
According to survivors, the driver was overtaking dangerously at a continuous yellow line, when he collided with the pickup which was coming from the opposite direction
Witnesses at the accident scene are calling on relevant authorities to deploy an ambulance and help at the scene, as several passengers had sustained major injuries, with some of the students rendered unconscious.
Reports into the incident have confirmed that the police have been alerted and are presently responding to the scene. Meanwhile, good Samaritans are offering basic first aid to the casualties.
Motorists travelling on the road are advised to exercise caution due to a traffic snarl caused by the increasing crowd at the scene, resulting in congestion along the major highway.
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