Kirinyaga woman rep mourns nephew who perished in street racing accident
Kirinyaga County women representative, Purity Wangui Kuria-Ngirici, is mourning the death of her nephew, who was among the victims of a horrific accident which claimed several lives during a street racing event on Sunday evening.
Immediately after the incident, atleast eight people were reported dead and several other injured in the accident which happened at Oldonyosambu area on the Arusha-Namanga road in Tanzania.
On Monday, Ngirici took to Facebook to eulogize her departed nephew.
FONDLY MISSED
“The cruel hand of death has snatched my beloved nephew Robin who perished from the Arusha Namanga accident. Robin was a young man of virtue. I recall with nostalgia his passion for everything his mind set to do. He was a sociable bubbly gentleman who like any other young person had great dreams for his future. Rest in eternal peace my dear nephew. You will be fondly missed,” he post read.
Reports indicate that casualties of the accident were both of Kenyan and Tanzanian nationalities.
Photos of the accident shared online showed mangled wreckage of the vehicles and lifeless bodies of some of the victims lying at the scene of the accident.