St Gabriel's Academic was visited by a bad tragedy accident nine pupils died and 27 other was injured


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At least nine school pupils have lost their lives in a tragic road accident involving a school bus and a truck.

Nine pupils of St Gabriel’s Academy in Mwingi are reported to have died and 27 others wounded in the accidenThe accident occurred in eastern Kenya near Mwingi town on Saturday night.

The school bus was travelling from Mombasa when the accident occurred some minutes to midnight, just 3km before reaching its destination after having covered more 600km.

Parents of pupils from the school which is run by the Kitui Catholic Diocese, were waiting just a few kilometres to receive them when their lives were cut short.

Kitui Central OCPD Muthuri Mwongera, who coordinated rescue efforts, said eight pupils died on the spot when the bus rolled several times after colliding with an oncoming truck.

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