2 Dead, Several Injured After Kapsabet High School Bus Gets Involved In Accident
Two people on Saturday, March 16, are feared dead after a school bus belonging to Kapsabet Boys High School was involved in an accident in the Patkawanin area on the Marigat-Kabarnet road.
While confirming the incident, the Kenya Red Cross Society revealed that a rescue team had been sent to the scene to help in the evacuation process.
“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,” read part of a statement by the Red Cross.
The bus which was heading to Marigat reportedly veered off the road before rolling several times.
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A team of medical officers from Baringo Referral Hospital and 3 ambulances were dispatched to help handle the situation.
The injured were transferred to the Baringo County Referral Hospital for treatment and first aid.
Meanwhile, the exact number of casualties is yet to be confirmed even as investigations commence to establish the main cause of the accident.
In a similar incident on February 24, three pupils died after a bus belonging to Maadili Primary School overturned in Mathioya, Murang’a.
According to a police report, two students allegedly succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at the Murang’a Level 5 hospital.
While narrating the incident, witnesses claimed the accident occurred when the school bus lost control and veered off the road before overturning in a nearby thicket.
2 Dead, Several Injured After Kapsabet High School Bus Gets Involved In Accident