Chaos and devastation struck Mbita town on Wednesday, April 2, when a speeding private car plowed into five students from Mbita Boys High School as they headed home for the April holidays.

Eyewitnesses described a terrifying scene near the Mbita International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), where the out-of-control vehicle veered off and rammed into the unsuspecting students. The crash left bodies sprawled across the road, prompting immediate rescue efforts.

The injured students were rushed to Homa Bay County Level 5 Hospital, but disturbing reports suggest that at least two may have tragically lost their lives from severe injuries.

Shockingly, sources claim the driver may have been drunk when the horrifying accident unfolded. Witnesses reported the vehicle moving at a dangerously high speed before impact.

Chilling images and videos flooding social media show the car completely wrecked—its windshield shattered, side mirrors ripped off, and tires deflated. Meanwhile, frantic locals scrambled to pull the victims from the wreckage, while others stood in stunned silence.

This nightmare unfolded just hours after another deadly road crash earlier that morning, where over ten students from Ober Boys Boarding were involved in a horrific accident along the Sondu-Katito highway.

That tragedy occurred around 6 a.m. when a 14-seater matatu lost control and violently crashed into a stationary sugarcane truck.

A police report confirmed the worst—four people, including three students, were killed instantly. More injured victims were rushed to Nyabondo Mission Hospital in critical condition.

Nyakach OCPD Laurinus Odinga, who confirmed the accident, stated that the collision happened on a sharp curve, with no warning signs indicating the trailer’s presence.

Authorities say two students and the matatu conductor died on the spot, while a third student succumbed while being rushed to the hospital.

Investigators have now transferred the bodies of the deceased to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital for identification and post-mortem examinations.

With back-to-back tragedies claiming young lives, Kenya is once again confronted with the deadly cost of reckless driving and poor road safety measures.