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<\/figure>\n\n\nThey were en route to Kakamega County for the August holidays when their vehicle collided head-on with a truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The impact was devastating, and all five occupants of the car perished instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deceased include Margaret Omondi, 32, her three children\u2014Jason Ambani, 4, and 6-month-old twins Ivan Milan Ambani and Ethan Milan Ambani\u2014as well as their house help, Celestine Atamba, 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christopher Ambani, who survived the crash, was severely injured and was initially taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Gilgil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sustained multiple fractures and has been referred to a hospital in Nairobi for specialised treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Jamleck Ngaruiya, the Sub-County Police Commander, Ambani’s attempt to overtake another vehicle led to the collision with a truck traveling from Nakuru towards Gilgil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kelvin Obibo, Ambani’s brother, expressed the family’s profound grief over the loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The remains of the deceased are currently preserved at the Gilgil Hospital morgue, while the wreckage of the saloon car has been impounded at the Gilgil Police Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A tragic road accident on the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway near Mbaruk in Gilgil has resulted in the death of five family members from Samia, Funyula in Busia County. The collision, which occurred on Tuesday morning, involved a saloon car and a truck, leaving one survivor in critical condition. The victims were part of a family headed…<\/p>\n