Several students from Igumori Secondary School have sustained injuries after their school bus was involved in a road accident near Karii Market in Mbeere North, Embu County.

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Witness reports suggest that the school bus reportedly lost control and overturned along the road on the morning of Wednesday, June 10, prompting an emergency response.

According to first responders, the bus skidded after driving over a wet section of the road, causing the driver to lose control, veer off the road and overturn into a nearby valley.

Several students were rushed to the hospital with critical and minor injuries, with at least five learners sustaining serious injuries.

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Images obtained by Kenyans.co.ke showed the wreckage of the bus lying beside the road, even as rescuers struggled to retrieve those trapped inside the vehicle.

The Mbeere North road crash adds to a worrying spike in road crashes recorded within the last 24 hours across the country.

It comes just hours after another deadly crash along the Bungoma-Webuye road that claimed at least five lives and left several other passengers injured.

Police reported that the fatal accident occurred at around 12:30 am near Bukembe Bridge when a matatu travelling from Webuye towards Bungoma collided head-on with an oncoming trailer.

Preliminary investigations indicated that the t railer may have veered out of its lane before slamming into the matatu in a violent impact that killed five passengers on the spot.

Several other passengers sustained serious injuries and were rushed to Bungoma County Referral Hospital for emergency treatment.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke