Fallen 400m hurdles hero Nicholas Bett will be laid to rest in his parental home in Simat area, Uasin Gishu County.
Bett who won the 400m hurdles during 2015 IAAF world championships in Beijing, China at Bird’s nest stadium died on Wednesday morning through a road crush along Kapsabet-Nakuru highway.
Bett’s twin brother Aaron Koech confirmed that Bett was to fly to Istanbul after arriving from Nigeria where he represented Kenya at the 21st African Athletics Championships.
After coming back to Kenya, Bett was to meet his brother but because he had a hamstring injury, he changed his plans and decided to go and see a doctor for treatment.
Koech said that he will take care of the two children left by his late brother and the wife as his sister.
Betts’ father Joseph Boit, who is also the Uasin Gishu Athletics Kenya branch chairman said that he had lost a promising son with a bright future.
“I was with him before they went to Nigeria for the championships and when he came back, I just talked to him on phone and he was in a jovial mood. He told me he won’t be coming home but he later decided to come and see us but unfortunately the accident happened,” said Boit.
Bett’s mother Esther Boit could only say she was deeply saddened by the death of her son.
Bett was a police officer based at Kondele Police Station, Kisumu as a traffic officer
Additional information Daily Nation