School Bus Overturns While Carrying 59 Students, Injuring Several
A school bus carrying over fifty pupils was involved in an accident on Wednesday morning along the Eldama Ravine-Nakuru road, resulting in injuries.
The Pineview Academy Kiplogon bus allegedly lost control due to a suspected mechanical failure at around nine in the morning in the vicinity of Kibasiso.
According to preliminary findings, the driver lost control of the bus before it swerved off the road and overturned due to a brake failure.
According to sources, the bus was transporting roughly 59 kids from two different schools to Mogotio for the regional music festivals at the time of the collision.
TRAGIC ACCIDENT INVOLVED SCHOOL BUS:
Accident reported Involving a school bus at Ravine Baringo County.. death’s are not confirmed and injuries. We are still investigating the matter and report the full news in a few.
Dear teachers and school community, lets avoid employing… pic.twitter.com/q3FkVFk3YY— Mastardcesh (@Mastardcesh) June 17, 2026
All 59 students sustained injuries of varying severity, but preliminary reports indicated that none of the injuries was fatal. First responders rushed the learners to the hospital for treatment.
The injured learners were taken to various facilities, including Eldama Ravine Sub-County Referral Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Ravine Specialist Hospital, and the Eldama Ravine Nursing Home.
Images of the scene widely circulated on social media showed the bus extensively damaged and lying along the road, even as rescuers intensified efforts to retrieve the victims.
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Police officers from Eldama Ravine Police Station have since cordoned off the scene, with investigations underway to establish the exact cause of the morning accident.
The latest incident comes just five days after a similar tragedy in which one person died, and several students were injured when a matatu carrying Ngondi Junior School learners overturned.
The vehicle lost its brakes on Friday, June 13, 2026, before plunging into a valley along Maiella Road, with witnesses claiming that the poor condition of the road also contributed to the accident.
In the accident, the driver of the matatu reportedly died on the spot, leaving 10 learners sustaining various degrees of injuries, but they were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The back-to-back accidents have intensified concerns over school transport safety standards amid calls for stricter enforcement of vehicles across the country.
School Bus Overturns While Carrying 59 Students, Injuring Several
