Three Chogoria Girls High School Students Killed in a Grisly Road Accident

Four people among them three high school students died in a grisly road accident along the Kenol-Sagana Road on Saturday.

The crash occurred after a 14-seater public service vehicle collided head-on with a lorry at Area 49 in Kambiti, Murang’a county.

Confirming the incident, Maragua Police Commander Alexander Shikondi said the matatu was heading to Kenol from Sagana.

The matatu’s driver is said to have attempted to overtake a vehicle but miscalculated the distance and speed of an approaching lorry, resulting in a head-on collision.

The driver of the matatu belonging to Mark One Sacco and three students from Chogoria Girls High School in Meru were killed on the spot while scores of others were injured. The students were traveling home from school for the Christmas holiday.
 
The survivors were rushed to various hospitals within Murang’a County for treatment while bodies of the deceased were moved to General Kago Mortuary in Thika.