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The cause of death of Kelvin Kiptum and his trainer Gervais Hakizimana in a tragic accident begins to be revealed / Photo: Mirror
The cause of death of Kelvin Kiptum and his trainer Gervais Hakizimana in a tragic accident is starting to be revealed. According to Marca's report as quoted from the Mirror, Friday (23/2/2024), Kenyan pathologist Johansen Oduor revealed that the marathon world record holder suffered a serious skull fracture as well as injuries to his lungs and ribs.
“The deceased Kelvin suffered serious injuries to the head. There were serious skull fractures which occurred mainly at the base of the skull. There were also injuries to the lungs. What actually caused Kelvin's death was a severe head injury which, if I look at it, looks more like the result of a car accident ,” said Oduor.
“Apart from that, there were also several rib fractures on both sides,” he continued.
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Oduor said samples had been taken for further analysis while investigations into her death continued. He explained that later the samples would undergo a complete toxicological analysis so they could see whether there was anything that could have caused his death.
Meanwhile, Kiptum family spokesman Philip Kiplagat said that his party was satisfied with the autopsy results. Currently the family is just waiting for samples to be analyzed.
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“We are satisfied with the results (of the autopsy). I witnessed the entire process. We are now waiting for the samples they said they would take for analysis.”
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