Student, teacher killed in road accident after school bus rolls in Baringo

One student and a teacher have died in a road accident after a school bus they were travelling in rolled at Patkawanin area on the Kabarnet-Marigat highway in Baringo County.

According to police reports, the bus had 63 passengers on board, among them 61 students, one teacher and the driver.

The police say the bus reportedly lost control while negotiating a sharp corner and landed at the bottom of a steep slope.

A student and a teacher succumbed to injuries as the rescued students were rushed to different hospitals in the county.