Thursday, February 22, 2024 - Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor has ascertained the main cause of Marathon World Record holder Kelvin Kiptum’s tragic death.
Addressing the press after conducting an autopsy on the
athlete's body, the pathologist revealed that Kiptum passed away after
sustaining head injuries.
However, he did not divulge whether there was foul play in
his death.
Oduor attributed the injuries to the road accident that
claimed the lives of Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana.
"Kelvin was a 24-year-old gentleman who it was alleged
was involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident," he told the press in
Eldoret.
"Upon doing the postmortem, the findings are that the
late Kelvin had severe head injuries. There were severe skull fractures which
were mainly at the base of the spine. The spinal cord had intruded into the
cranial cavity because of the fractures."
Oduor further revealed that the athlete sustained injuries
on his ribs with visible fractures on the first, second, and third ribs on his
left side while on the right side, a total of five ribs were affected.
The postmortem results also showed that the athlete suffered
contrition in his lungs.
"What actually killed the late Kelvin was severe head
injuries which look like something caused by a motor vehicle accident," he
added.
The chief pathologist added that his team had taken more
samples for analysis as investigations into the circumstances of his death
continued.
He explained that the samples would be subjected to full
toxicological analysis for other factors that could have contributed to the
accident.
"Being that this was a person who was driving, then
suddenly he was involved in an accident and passed on. Our question is, what
could have contributed to this?" he posed.
"Was there something in the system that could have
contributed to this? That is why we have taken samples. We are doing the full
screening for anything."
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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