Kenyan marathon record holder Kiptum dies in road crash

STORY: Kenyan marathon record holder Kiptum dies in road crash SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11-12, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident scene 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JACKSON TUWEI, Athletics Kenya president 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABABU NAMWAMBA, Cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports 4. various of Kiptum's engagements with the public during his lifetime STORYLINE: The athletics world Monday paid tribute to marathon record holder, Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a road accident alongside his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana on Sunday night in northwest Kenya. According to Elgeyo Market Police Commander Peter Mulinge, Kiptum was driving a sedan vehicle when it lost control and crashed along a road in Uasin Gishu County at around 11pm (20:00 GMT) on their way to his training camp in Kaptagat, killing him and his coach on the spot. A third passenger - a woman identified by police as Sharo

(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(240212) -- ELDORET, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A police officer is pictured at the scene where marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a car accident in Uasin Gishu County, northwest Kenya, Feb. 12, 2024. Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Kiptum's coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(240212) -- ELDORET, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2024 shows the wreckage of a car driven by marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum which lost control and crashed along a road in Uasin Gishu County, northwest Kenya. Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Kiptum's coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(240212) -- ELDORET, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the scene where marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum died in a car accident in Uasin Gishu County, northwest Kenya, Feb. 12, 2024. Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Kiptum's coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)

(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(SP)KENYA-ELDORET-MARATHON RECORD HOLDER-KELVIN KIPTUM-DEATH

(240212) -- ELDORET, Feb. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2024 shows the wreckage of a car driven by marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum which lost control and crashed along a road in Uasin Gishu County, northwest Kenya. Kiptum died in a road traffic accident on Sunday at the age of 24. Kiptum's coach Gervais Hakizimana, who was in the car with the Kenyan distance runner, also died in the accident along Eldoret-Kaptagat Road. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa/Xinhua)