Several students from the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) are feared dead following a grisly road accident along the Kisumu-Awasi highway on Friday, August 7.

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Preliminary reports indicate that the bus was transporting the students to the burial of former student leader Elvis Otieno, popularly known as 'Beast', in Kisumu County.

According to a witness account, the bus reportedly lost control and veered off the road before overturning along the highway, leaving several students sustaining injuries.

However, the exact number of casualties had not been confirmed by the time of publication.

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Footage obtained by Kenyans.co.ke and widely circulated online showed the 50-seater bus extensively damaged, with its windscreen shattered and the front section completely crushed.

Emergency responders, police officers and members of the public were seen at the scene working to rescue survivors, evacuate the injured to nearby hospitals and recover those trapped inside the wreckage.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke