A secondary student passed on while two others sustained severe wounds following the motorbike they were riding rammed into a school bus in Nyamache, Kisii County.

Three Suguta Girls Boarding students were returning home from half-term when the motorbike they were riding on collided into Mobamba High School bus transporting students to a sports event.

The Saturday morning autocrash broke out at Ekona ya Mathew area, 200 metres from Nyamache town.

The other two students and the rider sustained wounds in the leg and were dashed to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital for advanced treatment.

The body of the student was taken to Nyamache Sub-County Hospital morgue.

Sub- County Police Chief Stephen Ibara said the rider had overloaded and was speeding when they rammed into the bus.

"The rider appeared to had been speeding when he rammed into the oncoming bus. The bus driver attempted to swerve off to his side to avoid hitting them but it was too late," Obara said.

It was reported that a pair of shoes belonging to the deceased were still at the scene.

Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital boss Dr Enock Ondari said the wounded victims are still being attended to at the facility.

"They appear to have multiple injuries in the chest and other body parts and we are doing our best to attend to them," he said.