Five family members who died in a road accident two weeks ago in Taru along Mombasa road have been laid to rest today, Saturday, in Nyakach subcounty, Kisumu County.
Grief engulfed Kabol Village, Nyalunya Location in Central Nyakach Ward when the five bodies arrived for burial last evening.
The fatal accident claimed the lives of Erick Otieno, his wife, their two daughters, ages 10 and 7, and their 2-year-old son.
Their vehicle had a head-on collision with a trailer going in the opposite direction at Taru area on Mombasa road when they were travelling from Mombasa to Nairobi.
According to Coast regional traffic enforcement officer Peter Maina, the accident which occurred at 5 am was as a result of an overtaking trailer heading to Mombasa hit head on the Toyota Voxy which was coming from the opposite direction.
Apart from the five who died on the spot, four other people were critically injured and are currently recuperating at the Kinango sub-county hospital.
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