Two people
are feared dead after the car they were traveling in veered off the road
on Sunday and crashed into the crocodile-infested River Tana in Bura
constituency.
According to Garissa police boss Aaron Moriasi, two others,
the driver and codriver, managed to swim to safety.
They were treated for minor injuries and shock and later
discharged.
The missing people were identified as Cyprian Ogallo, a student at
NEP technical college, and George Onyango, a teacher in Garissa town.
The survivors are driver David Wendo, an NIS desk officer based in
Garissa, and Beryl Atieno.
The police boss said the car was traveling from Madogo to Garissa,
but the occupants diverted to a local social joint in Mororo at 9.30pm, when
the driver lost control of the vehicle.
“Police officers rushed to scene immediately and cordoned off the
scene. Unfortunately, the other two never surfaced,” Moriasi said.
“We shall confirm their status when we retrieve them either alive
or dead from the river. At this point, we are doing everything within our
powers as a police service to ensure that the vehicle and the two victims are
taken out of the river.”
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