Three men who allegedly visited marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum’s home days before his fatal road crash have been arrested.
The Trio were apprehended on Wednesday morning and taken to Iten police station where they are being held in custody.
They are set to be grilled by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. Detectives also launched a manhunt for the remaining suspect whose whereabouts are still unknown.
24-year-old Kiptum was driving from Kaptagat to Eldoret in the Rift Valley on the night of February 11 when his car veered off the road and hit a tree.
Kiptum together with his coach Gervais Hakizimana died instantly due to the impact of the crash.
The famous runner burst onto the marathon scene when he ran a world record 2:00:35 in Chicago in October, slicing 34 seconds off Kipchoge’s previous record.
He was just 23 at the time, and competing in only his third marathon.
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