Six students of St Teresa Bikeke Boys High School were injured in a grisly road accident yesterday morning when the Tuk Tuk they had boarded rammed into a trailer.
The accident happened at Gatua area along the busy Kitale-Eldoret highway as the students travelled towards Kitale for the midterm break.
According to eyewitnesses, the accident was caused by a boy believed to be a student in the same school who had arrived home and took his bicycle before unsafely entering the highway.
The boy, who died on the spot, was hit by the TukTuk, which then lost control and crashed head-on with a trailer heading to Eldoret.
“This accident happened because the boy riding the bicycle entered the road without taking safety measures. The Tuk Tuk driver tried hard to evade hitting him, and that is when the accident happened,” said Patrick Njoroge, an eyewitness.
The four victims, including three students and the TukTuk driver, were critically injured and are receiving treatment at Kitale County Referral Hospital.
According to Trans Nzoia West Police boss Patrick Gaitirira, all the students are being treated at the hospital’s emergency unit, some with minor injuries.
Police officers, led by Bikeke OCS Pius Ndunda and traffic officers, had a difficult time clearing traffic on the busy highway to allow rescue missions during the 11 a.m. accident.
The police boss confirmed to reporters that the victims are in stable condition and receiving treatment.
“We are liaising with the school to follow up on the situation. All the students are in stable condition, and we hope for their quick recovery,” said Gaitirira.
Distressed parents later thronged Kitale County Referral Hospital to check on the condition of their children.
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