Speeding Probox kills six school-going children in Kitui
Police say the motorcycle was carrying six people, among them five pillion passengers, from Kombani towards Likoni
Six school children were killed on the spot Friday by a speeding hit-and-run vehicle near Kyoani market in Ikutha, along the Kitui-Kibwezi road.
The pupils include two Form Three girls and one Form One girl who were on their way to nearby Kyoani Mixed Day Secondary School at around 6:20am.
The other three were primary school pupils, a boy and a girl in GradeThree and a girl in Grade Six, all from Kyoani Primary - a public day school.
The identities of the students were established by local residents who were the first responders, with three of the victims belonging to the same family.
According to an initial police report compiled by Mutomo Traffic Police, the six pupils were walking to school when a Toyota Probox car coming from Kibwezi veered off the road and hit them.
"The Toyota Probox was travelling from Kibwezi towards Kitui. On reaching Kyoani area, the driver hit six pedestrians who were school children walking on the pavement," reads the police report seen by Nation.Africa.
As a result, all the children died on the spot.
Police have since arrested the driver of the Probox who had initially fled the scene. He is detained at Mutomo Police Station pending further investigations into the accident.
