The Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) has confirmed the deaths of two students following a road accident involving a bus that overturned along the Kisumu-Awasi Highway.

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The university said the students' families had been notified and were making arrangements to transfer the bodies to the morgue.

“We remain deeply saddened by the loss of our two students in the tragic accident. Their parents have been informed and are making arrangements to collect the bodies for transfer to the nearest morgues,” the university wrote.

According to TUM’s update, 15 students remain at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, where they are continuing to receive care.

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One of the injured students was transferred to Aga Khan Hospital’s High Dependency Unit (HDU) for further treatment.

Another 14 students who had been admitted to Lisa Hospital have since been treated and discharged.

The bus was carrying students travelling to Kisumu County for the funeral of former TUM student leader Elvis “Beast” Otieno when the accident occurred on Friday, August 7.

In new footage obtained by Kenyans.co.ke , some students are seen hanging from the side of the bus moments before the crash, while others sit on the roof and others extend their hands through the windows to interact with fellow mourners travelling in other vehicles to the funeral.

Preliminary accounts indicated that the vehicle lost control, left the road and overturned, causing multiple injuries among those on board.

Images and videos from the scene showed the 50-seater bus with extensive damage , particularly to its front section and windscreen.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke