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Mortal remains of 5 Keralites killed in Kenya accident brought back
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Kochi: The mortal remains of five Keralites, who were killed in a bus accident in Kenya last week, were brought back home on Sunday.
The bodies arrived in Kochi by a Qatar Airways flight around 9.30am.
The deceased are Jasna (29) from Venkitangu in Thrissur; her daughter Ruhie Mehrin Mohammed (18 months); Geetha Shoji Isaac (58) from Cherukol, Mavelikkara; Riya Ann Rodrigues (41) from Mannur, Palakkad; and her daughter Tyra Rodrigues (7).
The bodies of Jasna and Mehrin were taken to their ancestral house at Pezhakkappilly in Muvattupuzha and the burial was held in the evening. The funeral of Ann and Tyra too was held in Palakkad on Sunday evening.
Geetha's body is kept at a private hospital in Ernakulam.
Jasna's husband Mohammed Hanifa and Riya's husband Joel and son Travis were injured in the accident.
Industries minister P Rajeeve received the bodies on behalf of the state govt and paid last respects. Arrangements, including ambulances, were made to transport them to hospitals for further treatment.
A tourist bus carrying a group of 28 Indians who were on a tour of Kenya from Qatar met with an accident at 7pm IST (4.30pm Kenyan time) on June 9.
by Taboola
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The accident occurred when the bus overturned into a ditch.
Intervention by the Indian embassy, Kenyan and Qatari expatriate associations, and Norka Roots facilitated the repatriation of the bodies. A last-minute crisis arose due to the requirement of a yellow fever certificate for the return of the bodies. However, the Union govt waived the requirement, considering the special circumstances, following chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan's intervention.
Norka Roots general manager T Rashmi, airport director G Manu, public representatives and officials also paid their last respects.
