| Updated Sun, April 16th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3At least 48 people have been admitted to hospital after a school bus they were traveling in was involved in a road accident along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway on Friday evening. Saturday, police said the accident that occurred at Ndara area near Maungu Township belongs to Thingisyo Secondary School in Kambuu trading centre, Taita-Taveta County. County Police Commander Fred Ochieng’ said the school bus was on private hire and was headed to a wedding in Kwale County when the accident occurred. The driver, 44-year-old Michael Musyoka lost control of the vehicle as he tried to avoid a head-on collision. ALSO READ: Boda boda riders blamed for increased accidentsHe asked motorists to avoid speeding and exercise caution especially during the Easter season.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2017 19:41 UTC