Gor Mahia fans feared dead in accident
Gor Mahia fans react during the Caf Champions League first round, first leg match between Gor Mahia and Esperance on March 7, 2018 at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Eye witnesses said the fans were riding atop a minibus christened ‘Big Daddy.’
- The ill-fated bus swerved to one side of the road to avoid colliding with an on coming vehicle, and the fans fell off.
At least three supporters of Kenyan Premier League club Gor Mahia are feared dead following a road accident that took place Sunday at Mlolongo in Machakos County along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
The supporters are among dozens of fans who were travelling in a 32-seater minibus to Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos County for a Kenyan Premier League match between Gor Mahia and Thika United.
The club confirmed the incident through a statement on social media.
CLUB STATEMENT
“Our heartfelt and sincere condolences to family, friends, relatives and the entire Gor Mahia family on the loss of three fans who were involved in a road accident along Mombasa road this afternoon en route to Machakos Stadium,” said a statement on the club’s Twitter handle @OfficialGMFC on Sunday.
Eye witnesses said the fans were riding atop a minibus christened ‘Big Daddy.’
The ill-fated bus swerved to one side of the road to avoid colliding with an on coming vehicle, and the fans fell off.
“I’m at the scene of the accident and in need of Sh4,000 to enable me move these bodies to the mortuary,” Gor’s organising secretary, Judith Nyangi, told Nation Sport.
Five other supporters who were injured in the accident were rushed to Machakos Level Five hospital for treatment.
This incident comes barely a year after many supporters attached to AFC Leopards were critically injured in a road accident along the same road, with one of them, Rose Otiato, losing an arm.
