Nairobi, Mar 19 (UNI) At least 11 university students were killed and 42 others injured in a grisly road accident Monday along a busy highway in southern Kenya, the police confirmed Tuesday.
Voi sub-county police commander Dasala Ibrahim said the accident at Voi along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway involved a bus belonging to Kenyatta University and a truck. Ibrahim said the bus with about 60 students was heading to the coastal city of Mombasa for an academic trip when it collided with a truck in the Maungu area at around 5 p.m., local time, Monday.
"Some 42 students were rushed to various hospitals with injuries. We have also launched investigations to establish the cause of the accident," Ibrahim said.