Two girls buried alive as hole caves in on them in Kisii
A sand harvesting site. Two children were buried alive in Kisii County when a hole caved in on them on December 5, 2016 while they were digging for sand. PHOTO | AGGREY OMBOKI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The deceased were aged 13 and nine.
- The girls were digging up sand to be used for plastering their house in preparation for the Christmas season.
- Ms Mudamba said police are investigating the deaths.
Two children were buried alive when a hole caved in on them on Monday while they were digging for sand at an excavation site in Monyerero Village, Kisii County.
The girls, aged 13 and nine, were digging up sand to be used for plastering their house in preparation for the Christmas season.
According to Kisii County Police Commander Agnes Mudamba, the tragedy occurred around noon on Monday.
She said her officers arrived at the scene shortly after 1pm and rushed the children to a hospital.
"They were taken to Christa Marianne Hospital, where they passed on while receiving medical attention," she said.
The bodies of the victims were taken to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary.
Ms Mudamba said police are investigating the deaths.
