Pwani University

A photo collage of the wreckage of a matatu and the Pwani University Bus involved in an accident at Naivasha Kayole area on March 30, 2023. Twitter. Ma3Route.

- Sad30 March 2023 - 1:44 pm - sad30 March 2023 - 2:07 pm - Splash30 March 2023 - 4:02 pm Rescue operations are underway. "Many are injured. However, the same is yet to be confirmed.

A tragic road accident has been reported in Kayole area on the Naivasha-Nakuru highway. Recommended articles. The Grade Four pupil who was flogged and ...

Another witness claimed that the brakes of the bus failed during a steep descent. They left in two buses with 120 students, four drivers, and one sports officer. Eyewitnesses reported that the bus collided with a matatu that was joining the main road after picking up a passenger, causing the bus driver to lose control of the vehicle.

Azimio leader Raila Odinga has condoled with Pwani University fraternity following an accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Thursday.

We may have more casualties," he said. The accident which involved the school bus and a Nissan matatu in Kayole-Karai area in Naivasha claimed at least 12 lives. - The accident, which involved the school bus and a Nissan matatu in Kayole-Karai area in Naivasha, claimed at least 12 lives.

At least 14 people have been confirmed dead following an accident involving a bus and a Nissan matatu in Naivasha along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

“I extend my sincere condolences to the Pwani University community and all those who lost colleagues, friends, and loved ones in the regrettable accident that involved a Pwani University bus and matatu on the Naivasha-Nakuru highway,” he said. “It is with great sadness, I have received news of a grisly road accident involving a Pwani University bus and a 14 seater matatu in Naivasha” she tweeted. At least 14 people have been confirmed dead following an accident involving a bus and a Nissan matatu in Naivasha along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

The bus ferrying Pwani University students collided with a 14-seater Nissan matatu in the Kayole area along the Nairobi-Naivasha Highway before it ...

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NAKURU, Kenya, Mar 30 - At least 14 people were killed following a road accident along the Naivasha-Nakuru road. According to police, the accident - Kenya ...

A resident who witnessed the accident, Ruth Ngina said the Matatu was hit from the back and rammed the lorry that pushed it into the trench. Ngina said that it was a horrific scene as the victims died as they watched. A witness said the bus driver lost control while heading down to Nakuru direction from Kinungi and hit a matatu that was joining the road after picking up a passenger.

In a video shared, the bus was seen on the highway travelling at a supersonic speed and after it passed several matatus on the road, they had stop after ...

The video of the bus's last moments points to a possible scenario of brake failure going by the extreme speed it was moving at. - The video of the bus's last moments points to a possible scenario of brake failure going by the extreme speed it was moving at A video showing the last moments of the ill-fated In a video shared, which the driver of an incoming vehicle recorded, the bus was seen on the highway travelling at a supersonic speed along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway. - The clip shows that the bus was travelling at an extremely high speed and the matatus it passed on the highway had to stop - A video is now showing the last moments of the ill-fated Pwani University bus, which crashed a few hours ago in Naivasha

In the Thursday, March 30 accident, the Pwani University bus collided with a matatu in the Kayole area along the Nairobi-Naivasha Highway before ...

I wish to pass my sincere condolences to the Pwani University fraternity, my alma mater, and the families that have been affected." "It's with a heavy heart that I receive the news of a very grisly and gruesome accident involving a Pwani University bus and a matatu in Naivasha that has claimed dozens of lives. "My heart goes out to the families, friends and the entire Pwani University fraternity for the loss of their loved ones in the road accident that occurred today in Naivasha, along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway." "My heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and the Pwani University fraternity for the loss of our fellow comrades who got involved in a grisly road Accident at Kayole, Naivasha on their way to the University of Eldoret for sporting activities." "I extend my sincere condolences to the Pwani University community and all those who lost colleagues, friends, and loved ones in the regrettable accident that involved a Pwani University bus and matatu on the Naivasha-Nakuru highway." - The students and their tutors were heading to the University of Eldoret to participate in a sports competition

The bus was occupying both lanes at full speed before colliding with the incoming private vehicle.

- Bodl30 March 2023 - 7:08 pm - Remarkable30 March 2023 - 6:43 pm - Losses30 March 2023 - 6:41 pm We have asked our chief security officer, who was in Nairobi on official duty, to go there and give us more information so we can inform the public. The video drew mixed reactions from Kenyans online with the majority questioning why the driver with the dashcam didn't swerve when he approached the bus." The bus was in the middle of the road occupying both lanes at full speed almost colliding with the oncoming private vehicle.

In a memo by Vice Chancellor Mohamed Rajab, learning will resume on Monday. "Following the tragic accident that took place in Naivasha involving our bus which ...

14 students are feared dead and several injured. Rajab said details of the accident are still scanty but a team has been dispatched to Naivasha to gather more information. Normal classes will resume on Monday," read the memo.

Sixteen people died in a road accident in Kayole on the Naivasha-Nakuru Highway when a college bus hit a matatu. Among those killed are eight students of ...

Another witness Ruth Wambui said that only a child was saved from the matatu which was on its way to Nakuru. The other victims were pronounced dead on arrival at Naivasha sub-county hospital. “The college had 120 students (in two buses), four drivers and a sports officer. I thank God, and I wish my colleagues a quick recovery,’’ Safari said. He said the impact caused the two vehicles to veer off the road and land in a ditch. “I wish the injured students a quick recovery,” said Kahindi.

A former student of Pwani University has revealed that another school bus from the institutiin also got into a similar accident that happened earlier today.

We lost the brakes, and the driver notified Ken and me that he could not brake. "We swerved for some time, missing oncoming vehicles, including a semi-trailer, until we hit the Kawira Bus Sacco from Behind. "We had made it up to that area when the driver called Kahindi lost his brakes. Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, a former student of the campus said that he was among the students who were involved in a similar road accident in 2015, which also happened as he and his fellow students were being ferried for games in - A former student of the campus said that he was among the students who were involved in a similar road accident in 2015 in the same Naivasha spot [Pwani University](https://www.tuko.co.ke/365439-pwani-university-elearning-portal-registration-use.html) has revealed that another school bus from the institution also got into a similar accident to the one which happened earlier today.

Students and teachers were among those killed, injured were rushed to hospital - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. The bus had 30 passengers and was headed to a sports event when it collided with the minibus, police told reporters at the scene. The accident occurred when a 50-seater Pwani University bus collided with a 14-seater minibus on the Nakuru-Naivasha highway in Kenya.

More than 16 people, including students from the Kilifi-based institution, are said to have died when the vehicle lost its brakes and crashed into a matatu.

[Bondo](https://www.tuko.co.ke/tags/bondo-kenya-news/). What a loss." [ also got into a similar accident](https://www.tuko.co.ke/kenya/500404-puzzling-details-show-pwani-university-bus-involved-road-accident-similar-spot-naivasha/) to the one which happened on Thursday, March 30. [ involving the school bus they travelled in](https://www.tuko.co.ke/kenya/counties/500326-nairobi-students-feared-dead-pwani-university-bus-collides-matatu/). [comments](https://www.tuko.co.ke/361693-150-comments-boys-pic-instagram.html) from the students: [Pwani University](https://www.tuko.co.ke/365439-pwani-university-elearning-portal-registration-use.html) have mourned their driver who died in the ghastly road accident which occurred earlier today in Naivasha.

A sombre mood engulfed the institution in Mombasa following the tragic news. Overwhelmed with grief students took to social media to mourn their colleagues and ...

“ Our heartfelt condolences to the families & friends of those who lost loved ones in the Naivasha accident involving a Pwani University bus. A sombre mood engulfed the institution in Mombasa following the tragic news. I wish the survivors' quick recovery", he added. “The bus was going at high speed and kept hooting before hitting the Nissan matatu and as a result, many people have died,” he said. Speaking on phone, he said that initial investigations indicated that the bus brake’s system failed and in the process hit the Nissan matatu that had 14 passengers. 16 people died in the crash involving a Pwani University bus and a Nissan Matatu.

"I didn't know it would be the end of seeing some of my colleagues," a second-year student who survived the crash stated.

The 22-year-old footballer, still in shock, stated that his colleagues were full of life before the crash. "I only remember seeing the driver of the ill-fated bus overtaking us on the wrong side at high speed and wondered what could be happening. We realised that some of our colleagues had perished as the school bus lay by the ditch," she added.

The university lost a total of 10 people including seven students and three members of staff following the accident along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway. Survivors ...

Both vehicles landed in a ditch by the roadside. “This marks one of the darkest days for the county and we thank the medics and volunteers who did a commendable job in attending to those injured,” she said. “The university has lost a total of 10 people while the rest are from the matatu and we are doing everything possible to save the lives of the others,” she said. “We were 62 students in the bus and at no time was the driver speeding and the bus did not have any problem before the accident occurred,” he said. “We were heading to Eldoret for national hockey games and the driver was not speeding before the accident occurred,” he said. Survivors of the accident narrated how they were advised to wear safety belts minutes before the bus rammed into a matatu and crashed into a ditch.

Education Cabinet Secretary, Ezekiel Machogu, has sent his heartfelt condolences to the Pwani University community following a tragic bus accident that ...

"The students and staff of Pwani University were en route to participate in sports activities, a critical educational experience for the students, in Eldoret," the statement read in part. "It is with great shock and sorrow that the Ministry of Education conveys its heartfelt condolences to the immediate family members of the seven students and three staff members of Pwani University, as well as the passengers in the PSV. He expressed his sadness over the accident and offered his condolences to the families of the seven students and three staff members who lost their lives in the crash.