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- At least ten people have been confirmed dead following a horrific accident involving a bus ferrying Humboldt University students.

Gulf News reported that university students and their professors were on a field trip when the speeding bus crashed in western Colombia on Saturday, May 24.

Police Commander Luis Fernando Atuesta confirmed the sad news, disclosing that 10 people died on the spot while 11 others sustained serious injuries.

According to the police chief, the driver of the bus, which was carrying 26 passengers from Tolima to Quindio, lost control near the Helicoil Bridge.

Preliminary investigations show the bus struck a barrier, and several passengers were ejected from the vehicle, falling into a nearby ravine.

"We are trying to establish the conditions of this unfortunate accident. Several passengers were ejected and fell into the abyss," Atuesta said.

Humboldt University confirmed the heartbreaking news, revealing that the bus was ferrying 22 students, two teachers and a communications officer

The university director, Diego Fernando Jaramillo Lopez, said the institution was saddened by the horrific accident.

The university announced two days of mourning to honour those who lost their lives in the tragic incident.

“This is a painful loss for our community. The bus was carrying 22 engineering students, two teachers and a communications officer," Lopez said as reported by Daily News.

In other news, a serious road accident involving a motorbike, two saloon cars, and a lorry occurred at Githurai 45 on the busy Thika Superhighway.

The incident, shared on social media by radio host Jeff Kuria on Sunday, May 25, reignited public concern over road safety in the area.

Eyewitnesses at the scene described scenes of horror and distress, though official information about casualties is yet to be released.

Githurai 45 has become known for frequent accidents in recent months, prompting locals to urge the government to act quickly.

Residents are calling for the installation of speed bumps to reduce vehicle speeds on this dangerous stretch.

Elsewhere, sorrow and grief prevailed in Kaibeyo, Emgwen, Nandi County, during the burial of Sharon Jesang.

Sharon, a Form Four student at St Mary’s Tachasis Girls’ Secondary School, died in a road accident while returning to school after the mid-term break on March 3, 2025.

Family, friends, and mourners were overcome with emotion as one of Sharon’s classmates paid tribute during the ceremony.

She was laid to rest on March 12, 2025.

Source: TUKO.co.ke