Three students from Chogoria Girls High School lost their lives on Saturday, December 18, after the car they were travelling in got involved in a grisly road accident in Kambiti, Murang'a county.
Confirming the tragic accident that also claimed the lives of the tout and driver of the ill-fated matatu, Murang'a South Sub-county Police Commander Alexander Shikondi said the matatu belonging to Mark One Sacco was trying to overtake a truck when it collided head-on with a lorry.
The driver of the matatu died on the spot while other students who sustained serious injuries were rushed to various hospitals in Murang'a and Thika.
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The four bodies were moved to General Kago mortuary awaiting postmortem.
The incident comes days after students from Gatitu Secondary School in Gatanga were involved in a road accident after the bus they were travelling in lost control and veered off the road.
