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Utumishi Girls' fire tragedy: Parent dies in accident on way to school

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Photo of Faith Irine, the mother of a Form Four student at Utumishi Girls' Senior Secondary School, who perished in an accident in Kariandusi area near Gilgil as she rushed to check on her daughter following the dormitory inferno.


Photo credit: Jassor Lelet | Nation Media Group

The news of the fire tragedy at Utumishi Girls' Senior School led to another tragedy on Thursday morning after a parent of one of the students died in a grisly road accident on their way to the school.

The mother of a Form Four student died on the spot while her husband sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in was involved in an accident at Kariandusi area along the Nakuru – Gilgil highway.