A double tragedy has hit a family of one of the victims in the Utumishi Academy fire incident after the mother was killed in a road accident.

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According to a police report, the victim, a mother of one of the students involved in the Utumishi fire tragedy, lost her life in a road accident on the Gilgil-Nakuru highway.

The accident came when he was rushing to the school together with her husband immediately after receiving the news of the tragedy that had just hit their daughter's school.

The student's mother died on the spot after the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident at the Kariandusi area.

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Her husband sustained injuries and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

Whilst their daughter did not die in the fire incident, she escaped with injuries and is currently under medication.

The death of the mother has, however, left the family reeling with pain as they try to come to terms with the incident and the circumstances surrounding the two incidents.

The Utemishi fire incident left 16 students dead and 79 injured, according to records by the Ministry of Education.

The fire broke out early Thursday morning as students were deep asleep in one of the dormitories. According to parents who visited the school, the students were unable to access the emergency door after it was allegedly locked.

According to the parent, students who were trapped in the upper section of the dormitor y were forced to jump to the ground to escape the flames, with several sustaining critical injuries.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke