Two bodies of deadly Migori town April 8 accident victims yet to be identified

By MN Reporter

Two bodies of the Migori town April 8 deadly accident are yet to be identified.

On the fateful day, an ill-fated truck which was ferrying rice towards Sirare from Nairobi had lost its brakes while at Kakrao center as the driver shouted and waved at passersby and motorists to give way.

The lorry hit two who fell into river Migori by impact at Migori bridge and plunged into a crowd in Migori town.

On Wednesday, the county government spent over a million in a requiem mass victims and said to have cleared funeral expenses of the deceased.

During the requiem mass, County Secretary Oscar Olima said they had brought in pathologists as they also asked residents to help in the identification of the two unclaimed bodies.

“They are male adults who are middle aged and they are still reserved at the morgue,” Olima said.

During the requiem mass was held for eight bodies as one, Wycliffe Odhiambo who is the cousin to Standard Group correspondent Caleb Kingwara had been buried on April 9 according to Muslim customs.

Another body is lying at Ogembo hospital’s morgue as two unidentified bodies are still lying at Migori County Referral Hospital’s morgue.