A few years ago, in 2019, a Kenyan track and field athlete was already involved in a disaster. Then his SUV collided with a regular bus.
Two-time Olympic champion David Rudisha survived a plane crash. Reported by Nation.Africa.
According to media reports, the plane crashed on Saturday (December 10th) in Kajidao County (Kenya). The engine of a light-engined aircraft failed eight minutes after takeoff. It froze.
The pilot tried to make an emergency landing, but his wing crashed into a tree. However, the plane slammed into a tree with its wing and began to spin in mid-air and crashed onto the rocks.
David Rudisha and five other passengers, who were with him on the plane, survived.
Only one victim was transported to Nairobi West Hospital for special treatment: Kenya Masters Athletics head Stephen Oley Marai, who suffered a right rib injury.
“We thank God that everyone survived,” the athlete himself said of the disaster.
Rudish also thanked the pilot for his skill.
“It was a terrible episode when you held your heart in your hands while praying to God. The pilot did an incredible job holding the plane,” the athlete said.
Meanwhile, on a Saturday evening in August 2019, Rudisha had already hit in disaster. On August 24, 2019, his SUV crashed into a bus in the Kegogi area on the Keroka-Sotik road. The athlete had a traffic accident in Kerok on his way to Kilgoris. Then there was a head-on collision with a bus.
David Lekuta Rudisha is a Kenyan 800m track and field athlete. Two-time Olympic champion, two-time world champion, two-time African champion. Two-time Diamond League winner. World record holder at 800 metres.
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