Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - A postmortem has already been done on the body of World Marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum’s Rwandese coach Gervais Hakizamana.
A team of pathologists, led by
Dr. Benson Macharia and DCI officers, were present at the hospital morgue where
the exercise took place.
Dr. Macharia confirmed the
exercise had been completed but the family had instructed him not to give out
details.
"In such a case, priority
is to the family and we go by what they say. They have asked me not to say
anything to the media," Dr Macharia said.
Family members who were present
also declined to comment.
Thereafter the body will be
flown to Nairobi and then to Kigali Rwanda ahead of burial by his family.
A brother to the coach who was
also attending the postmortem exercise said they were yet to finalise burial
plans.
Kiptum and his coach died in an
accident in the Kaptagat area along the Elgeyo Marakwet-Ravine Road on Sunday
night.
The bodies are being preserved
at the morgue as DCI officers stepped up investigations to establish the cause
of the accident.
DCI officers were expected to
record a statement from a woman who was in the car but survived.
She had since been discharged
from the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.
Elgeyo Marakwet police commander
Peter Mulinge said the investigations were ongoing.
The DCI team has visited the
scene of the accident and areas in Eldoret town where the deceased were seen a
few moments before the accident.
Kiptum's family is yet to set a
date for a postmortem.
The Kenyan DAILY POST.
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