Two people, a student and a teacher have been confirmed dead after a Kapsabet High School bus they were travelling in rolled several times along the Marigat-Kabarnet Road in Baringo County.
The Kenya Red Cross, in a statement on Saturday, March 16 afternoon, confirmed the incident and assured that rescue operations were underway.
Kapsabet High School’s principal also confirmed the accident, stating that the bus was carrying students who were headed for an academic trip to Baringo County.
The injured were rushed to the Baringo County Referral Hospital for treatment in a rescue operation coordinated by the Kenya Red Cross team.
Several maroon school sweaters were scattered inside the school bus that lay a few meters from the road.
Also, images shared online showed the windows of the bus shattered.
Motorists plying the Marigat-Kabarnet road were advised to slow down to avoid any further risks.
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“A road traffic incident involving a school bus has been reported at Patkawanin along Marigat-Kabarnet Road in Baringo County.
“Our response team, alongside the County Ambulance crew, is currently at the scene,” the statement from Red Cross stated.
Police Statement on the Accident
The County Police Commander Julius Kiragu also confirmed the incident and indicated that a team had been dispatched to the accident scene to issue a proper brief.
The accident adds to the recent cases of accidents involving school buses in different parts of the country.
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In February, three pupils were killed in a road accident involving a school bus belonging to the Maadili Schools along the Gitugi-Murang’a Road in Mathioya Constituency, Murang’a County.
The school located in Kiambu County had sent their students to attend a scout’s function in Nyeri County and were on their way back to their school when the incident happened.
In the same month, a family in Machakos County made an appeal to security agencies after their son, a pupil at Goodrich International School, died after the school’s bus ran him over while on their way home.
The two incidents represent just a fraction of the accidents involving school-managed vehicles across the country and consequently exposing gaps in the guidelines meant to ensure the safety of pupils and students.
