Pain fills Nakuru County morgue as relatives of Migaa crash victims turn up to identify bodies

Members from the Red Cross Society console a woman at the Nakuru County Mortuary on January 1, 2017 after viewing the body of her relative who perished at Migaa accident on December 31, 2017. At least 37 people died in the crash. [Photo: Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

Pain and grief filled the Nakuru County morgue on Monday as relatives and friends of those that died in a road accident at Migaa near Salgaa turned up to identify the bodies.

The Kenya Red Cross Society pitched a tent at the morgue to provide counselling and help relatives identify bodies of the 36 people who perished in the Sunday morning crash. The accident involved a Nairobi-bound bus and a trailer.