A bus belonging to Thika High School has been involved in an accident with a Public Servise Vehicle (PSV) matatu on Saturday around the Kuraiha-Mang’u High school footbridge.

According to witnesses, the matatu rammed into the school bus on the Saturday morning incident.

9 passengers travelling in the matatu were injured while the driver and one passenger were trapped in the front seats but were both rescued by the fire brigade and later rushed to hospital.

Luckily, none of the 47 students said to have been travelling to Nairobi for games were injured in the accident.

According to Police, the matatu was extensively damaged in the front and it was towed to the station while the bus was driven to the station and detained awaiting inspection.

Police said investigations into the matter have began but believe that rains experienced during the day contributed to the accident.

This incident comes at a time accidents involving school buses have been on the rise in the last one month.

Barely a week ago, a Moi University bus was involved in an accident at Kimende along the Nakuru-Nairobi highway while ferrying students to Mombasa for an educational trip.

Vice Chancellor Prof Isaac Koskei revealed, in a statement, that the students  involved in the accident were from the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Kiswahili.

“I am relieved to inform you that there were no casualties or fatalities, and all students are safe,” he added.

As a precaution measure, the VC suspended all academic trips at the university until after Easter Holidays as also more investigations are being carried out to establish the cause of the accident.

“In light of this incident, I urge all Drivers and road users to exercise extra caution during the Easter Holidays,” he added.

In another related case, Kapsabet Boys High School bus was involved in an accident at Patkawanin along Karbaret-Marigat Road in Baringo County sometime this month.

Two people died as a result of the accident according Baringo County Commissioner Stephen Kutwa and several others injured.

“One teacher and one student were fatally injured, five students were seriously injured while 19 others were slightly injured,” a police report reads in part.