Speeding vehicle kills Laikipia university student

Laikipia, Kenya: Campaigns for the Laikipia University Students leaders turned tragic after one student was killed by a speeding vehicle along Nyahururu-Nakuru Road.

Three others sustained serious injuries during the 7pm incident on Thursday evening, and have since been admitted to Nyahururu District Hospital.

According to the varsity’s vice-chancellor Prof Francis Lelo, the students were conducting their campaigns after 6pm despite a ban.

It is during the campaigns that they barricaded the road causing heavy traffic jam.

“The driver feared he could be stoned and came speeding, hitting a group of students. One of them died on the spot while three others who sustained serious injuries were rushed to hospital,” said Prof Lelo.