Grief in Gatundu, Kenya, as 5 members of a family who died in road crash are laid to rest

The caskets bearing the remains of five members of the same family from Muchui village, Gatundu North, during the funeral yesterday.The family perished in a grisly road accident in Garrissa two weeks ago.Leaders at the funeral called on the government to enforce new traffic regulations to curb the rising road carnage.(PHOTO: KAMAU MAICHUHIE)

A sombre mood engulfed Muchui village in Gatundu North on Monday when five members of the same family, who perished in a road accident in Garrissa a fortnight ago, were laid to rest.

Michael Muiru 43, his wife and their three children perished after a saloon car in which they were traveling  collided head-on with a bus at Bagali, some 10 kilometres from Garissa town.