Students Feared Dead in Bus Accident Near Nairobi-Mombasa Highway
At least ten pupils are nursing critical injuries, while several others are feared dead following a grisly accident along the Southern Bypass near the Ole Sereni Hotel.
The accident, which took place around 3 pm on Saturday, November 23, occurred after the bus ferrying the pupils reportedly lost control and overturned along the ring road.
In the videos shared online, the bus was captured in an upside-down position even as rescuers attempted to evacuate those trapped under the wreckage
The footage of the scene further showed the bus completely damaged on its front side with pieces of glass strewn all over the place, depicting the extent of the accident.
Those injured were rushed to the hospital by the locals who utilised private vehicles and motorcycles to aid the students. At the time of publishing this article, the exact number of students involved in the accident was yet to be established.
Moments later, the area police officers arrived at the scene and corned the area before the wreckage of the but was towed away from the road. Meanwhile, the area residents stood from a distance to watch the unfolding.
The accident adds to the number of road carnages witnessed in the past month across the country. This comes hardly a day after five people succumbed in a road crash along the karatina-Sagana highway in Kirinyaga County.
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