A school bus driver has died and 15 students from Tot High school were seriously injured after armed bandits attacked their school bus on Thursday evening.

The bandits ambushed the school but at Chesuman along the Tot-Arror Road in Kerio Valley, Elgeyo Marakwet County.

The bandits first shot the driver of the school bus before opening an indiscriminate fire on the bus, causing injuries to students and their teachers.

Two teachers are in critical condition after suffering multiple gunshots during the incident.

According to the Elgeyo Marakwet Police Commander Patrick Lumumba, 15 students were rushed to various health facilities, including Mogil, Chesongoch, and Arror health facilities for emergency treatment.

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Other victims who sustained serious injuries were referred to Kapsowaar Mission Hospital.

“Recovery efforts are ongoing and the students have been taken to various health facilities in Kerio Valley and those with serious injuries referred to Kapsowar Mission Hospital,” Lumumba said.

Lumumba also said the police were in active pursuit of the bandits who remain at large as thorough investigations into the attack have been launched.

Lumumba reproached the institution’s administration for letting the bus operate along the route past the stipulated time despite the volatile security situation in the area.