Police have arrested 4 males who visited Kelvin Kiptum’s home simply days earlier than he tragically died in a automotive crash.
The marathon world report holder, 24, and his coach Garvais Hakizimana misplaced their lives on Sunday (February 11) when their automotive crashed in Kaptagat. A feminine passenger, Sharon Chepkirui Kosgei, was injured however has since been discharged from hospital.
The police stated Kelvin “lost control [of the vehicle] and veered off-road entering into a ditch on his left side” after which drove “in the ditch for about 60 metres before hitting a big tree”.
Kelvin’s dad, Samson Cheruiyot, spoke out this week and stated 4 strangers had come searching for his son within the week main as much as his passing. They’ve now been arrested by police in Kenya’s Keiyo South.
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The automotive Kiptum and Hakizimana have been in has been recovered by the authorities and brought to Eldoret to hold out examinations, and autopsies are being carried out too.
Cheruiyot has urged the police to unravel incident. The 4 arrested have been initially held at Kaptagat station in Elgeyo Marakwet County however have since been moved to Iten city.
“There are people who came home a while back who were looking for Kiptum but they refused to identify themselves,” Cheruiyot informed Citizen TV. “I asked them to provide identification, but they opted to leave. It was a group of four people.
“I received the information of my son’s demise whereas I used to be watching the information. I went to the scene of the accident however the police had taken the physique to Eldoret.
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“Kiptum was my only child. If he was alive, we would have great opportunities ahead. At our age, we don’t have any help and he has left children.”
Four folks have been known as in by the Elgeyo Marakwet County Criminal Investigations officer, in accordance with Nation.Africa. Cheruiyot positively recognized three of the boys at Kaptagat police station, and their car has additionally been seized.
Kiptum shot to fame when he turned solely the third man ever to interrupt two hours and two minutes mark for the marathon in Valencia in 2022. Less than a yr later, he smashed Eliud Kipchoge’s world report in Chicago with a time of two hours and 35 seconds.
While expressing his sorrow, Cheruiyot talked about that his son believed he might break the two-hour barrier.
“He said that his body is now fit, and he can now run for 1:59,” stated the runner’s father, “Kiptum was my only child. He has left me, his mum, and his kids. I have no other child. His mum was sick for a while. Right now I’m deeply saddened.”