KU accident: Casualties in critical condition airlifted for treatment, bodies to be moved to Nairobi

Kenyatta University students and staff who were critically injured in the Monday road accident in Maungu, Voi have been airlifted for specialized treatment. 

On Tuesday, the University Vice Chancellor Prof. Paul Wainaina visited the Moi County Referral Hospital in Voi to check on the status of the students and staff involved in the accident. 

Air ambulances were at the Ikanga airstrip in Voi, where patients in critical conditions were moved to other facilities. 

A number of casualties were moved to a hospital in Voi, while others were moved to Avenue Hospital, Parklands Nairobi.

The university also revealed that the bodies of fatalities will be moved to the Kenyatta University Funeral Home.

Wainaina visited the injured students receiving treatment at the Moi County Referral Hospital.

The university has also dispatched a team of doctors, medical personnel, security officers and wellness officers to Voi. 

On Monday, a university bus collided with a truck in Maungu. The students and other staff members on board the bus were heading to Mombasa for an academic trip.

So far eleven people have been confirmed dead, while 21 suffered serious injuries, and four had minor injuries.