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Gor Mahia club in mourning following tragic death of 4

brian oruta

April 22, 2018 4:28 PM

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The football fraternity is in mourning following the tragic death of at least 4 Gor Mahia football club fans who died when a vehicle they were travelling was involved in a road accident.

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The football fans were headed to Machakos to support the club that has a fixture against Thika United at Kenyatta stadium in Machakos.

The accident occurred along Mombasa road at Mlolongo and left others nursing injuries.

Meanwhile 7 people were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by raging flood waters in Karati area, Kinangop constituency.

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Two others who were in the vehicle escaped death narrowly.

The incident happened on Sunday morning along the Naivasha-Njabini road, claiming the lives of 3 women and 4 men.

Njabini police boss Joseph Nyameti confirmed the incident which comes as the country continues to experience heavy down pour leaving a trail of destruction.

“The accident happened along Githioro-Naivasha road past Githabai market. We suspect the driver lost control before hitting a culvert and rolled severally,” Nyameti said.

Sunday has seen close to 20 lives lost in separate incidents. Early in the morning, 8 others perishes in a tragic accident along the busy Mombasa-Nairobi road.

brian oruta

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