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A hearse transporting a body from Nairobi to Kiamiciri village, Kirinyaga County for burial bursts into flames at Kimica section of the Kagio-Kutus road. (Photo: Munene Kamau/Standard)
There was panic in a funeral convoy after the vehicle carrying a casket containing the body of a former flower employee Arthur Njee Kariuki burst into flames.
The hearse, according to eye witnesses, caught fire at about 11 am at Kimica section of the Kagio-Kutus road in Kirinyaga County.
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