A family in Kapsara, Kitale, is mourning the sudden death of their daughter, Lornah Chebet, who died in a tragic road accident while working in Saudi Arabia.
Chebet had moved to Abha with hopes of building a better future for her loved ones.
Her life was cut short when the car she was travelling in with her employer, the employer’s husband, and their two children crashed on the way to Riyadh.
According to reports, the employer’s husband and one of the children died instantly at the scene.
Chebet, her employer, and the second child were rushed to hospital in critical condition.
Despite doctors’ efforts, Chebet later died at Al Muzahmiyya General Hospital.
The four-year-old child also passed away while undergoing treatment.
News of the accident reached her family in Kenya through social media.
Her sister, Mercy Jepkemoi, confirmed the heartbreaking news in a tearful TikTok video, describing Chebet as the fourth born in a family of six.
Jepkemoi expressed deep pain over the loss and prayed for strength for her grieving family.
Preparations are now underway to repatriate Chebet’s body to Kenya for burial.
Neighbours and friends in her village have remembered her as a hard-working and determined young woman who left home with hopes of improving the lives of her family members.
The accident has left two families devastated, one in Saudi Arabia and the other in Kenya, as they come to terms with lives cut short in a tragedy that has shaken many.
