4 Dead, 10 Injured After Matatu Rams Into School Bus Along Kapsabet-Eldoret Highway

At least four people have reportedly died while ten others are nursing critical injuries following a road crash in the Mutwot area along the Kapsabet-Eldoret Highway. 

According to a police report, the accident occurred after a 14-seater passenger vehicle lost control and rammed into an oncoming school bus belonging to Cheptabach Secondary School.

The police further revealed that the accident, which occurred on Friday night at around 10am left a man, two women, and a child dead on the spot.

The victims of the accident were mostly residents of Nandi Hills who had hired the school bus and were returning home after attending a public event at a neighbouring county.

Those injured were rushed to the Mosoriot Health Centre, where they were treated and discharged, while the dead were taken to the Kapsabet Hospital mortuary.

Videos and images shared on social media platforms showed the school bus damaged on its front with a broken windscreen and side mirrors.

Moments after the accident, the two vehicles were towed to the Mosoriot Police Station, with the police launching investigations into the accident.

Witnesses who spoke to the press narrated that the matatu full of passengers was being driven at a high speed when it lost control and caused the accident.

The Friday night accident took place hours before another road carnage along the Londiani-Muhoroni road, which left at least three people dead and 44 other nursing injuries.

The accident, which occurred on Saturday, January 11, took place after a bus that was ferrying passengers from Mombasa to Busia lost control and rolled over.

Confirming the accident, the area Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) Agnes Kunga disclosed that the bus got involved in an accident while attempting to negotiate a corner.

Victims of the accident, including the deceased, were rushed to the Londiani-Sub-County Hospital, with the bus driver arrested by the police.